Stuff in /etc

From: Wim Cossement (email_at_notset.be)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 19:24:21 +0100

Hi,

Behold a snipped of ls -al /etc!
I would like to know what the meaning is of all those mrg, new, proto
and sysconfig files.

Thanks,

Wimmy

-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 95 Nov 16 16:26 .am_user_pref.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 2689 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..acucap
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2533 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..binlog.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 68641 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..ddr.dbase
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 23894 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..disktab
-rwx------ 1 root system 2744 Aug 2 2001 .mrg..doprc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7896 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..evm.auth
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 5263 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..evmchannel.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 5187 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..evmdaemon.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4095 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..evmlogger.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3300 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..gen_databases
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1732 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..gettydefs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3582 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..group
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 2464 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..imapd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 6832 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..inetd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4747 Jan 16 2002 .mrg..inittab
-rwxr--r-- 1 bin bin 7943 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..magic
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 6483 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..ntp.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2691 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..passwd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2610 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..protocols
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 6831 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..rc.config
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1877 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..rc.config.common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 3866 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..remote
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2224 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..rpc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7915 Jan 16 2002 .mrg..services
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1659 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..shells
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3905 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..snmpd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2516 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..strsetup.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1689 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..svc.conf
-rwxr--r-- 1 bin bin 10044 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..sysconfigtab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2275 Aug 1 2001 .mrg..syslog_evm.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1 Aug 1 2001 .new..TIMEZONE
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 12008 Aug 1 2001 .new..acucap
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2849 Aug 1 2001 .new..atm.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 476 Aug 1 2001 .new..atmhosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1428 Aug 1 2001 .new..autopush.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 409 Aug 1 2001 .new..binlog.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 84354 Aug 1 2001 .new..ddr.dbase
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 0 Aug 1 2001 .new..dfsl.dat
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4053 Aug 1 2001 .new..dhcptab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 30910 Aug 1 2001 .new..disktab
-rw------- 1 root system 14063 Aug 2 2001 .new..doprc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1877 Aug 1 2001 .new..dvrdevtab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3005 Aug 1 2001 .new..evm.auth
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2895 Aug 1 2001 .new..evmchannel.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2127 Aug 1 2001 .new..evmdaemon.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3919 Aug 1 2001 .new..evmlogger.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2999 Aug 1 2001 .new..exports
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 23 Aug 1 2001 .new..fstab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 10 Aug 1 2001 .new..ftpusers
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1935 Aug 1 2001 .new..gen_databases
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3854 Aug 1 2001 .new..gettydefs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 341 Aug 1 2001 .new..group
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1712 Aug 1 2001 .new..hosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2166 Aug 1 2001 .new..hosts.equiv
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1852 Aug 1 2001 .new..ifaccess.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 1521 Aug 1 2001 .new..imapd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1646 Aug 1 2001 .new..inet.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 5615 Aug 1 2001 .new..inetd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2508 Aug 1 2001 .new..inetd.conf.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2367 Jan 16 2002 .new..inittab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2243 Aug 1 2001 .new..inittab.PreMRG
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1717 Aug 1 2001 .new..ipnodes
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 19347 Aug 1 2001 .new..magic
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1 Aug 1 2001 .new..motd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1708 Aug 1 2001 .new..networks
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2012 Aug 1 2001 .new..ntp.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7349 Aug 1 2001 .new..olar.config
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7159 Aug 1 2001 .new..olar.config.common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 825 Aug 1 2001 .new..passwd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 104 Aug 1 2001 .new..phones
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 402 Aug 1 2001 .new..profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2448 Aug 1 2001 .new..protocols
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3984 Aug 1 2001 .new..rc.config
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3065 Aug 1 2001 .new..rc.config.common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 5792 Aug 1 2001 .new..remote
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1156 Aug 1 2001 .new..rpc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1955 Aug 1 2001 .new..securettys
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4510 Jan 16 2002 .new..services
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 82 Aug 1 2001 .new..shells
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2565 Aug 1 2001 .new..slhosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3618 Aug 1 2001 .new..snmpd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4970 Aug 1 2001 .new..strsetup.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1958 Aug 1 2001 .new..svc.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 21888 Aug 1 2001 .new..sysconfigtab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1833 Aug 1 2001 .new..syslog.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2971 Aug 1 2001 .new..syslog_evm.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1438 Aug 1 2001 .new..ultrix_login
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16 Aug 1 2001 .new..ultrix_path
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1465 Aug 1 2001 .new..ultrix_profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1 Aug 1 2001 .proto..TIMEZONE
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 12008 Aug 1 2001 .proto..acucap
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2849 Aug 1 2001 .proto..atm.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 476 Aug 1 2001 .proto..atmhosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1428 Aug 1 2001 .proto..autopush.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 409 Aug 1 2001 .proto..binlog.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 84354 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ddr.dbase
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 0 Aug 1 2001 .proto..dfsl.dat
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4053 Aug 1 2001 .proto..dhcptab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 30910 Aug 1 2001 .proto..disktab
-rw------- 1 root system 14063 Aug 2 2001 .proto..doprc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1877 Aug 1 2001 .proto..dvrdevtab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3005 Aug 1 2001 .proto..evm.auth
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2895 Aug 1 2001 .proto..evmchannel.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2127 Aug 1 2001 .proto..evmdaemon.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3919 Aug 1 2001 .proto..evmlogger.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2999 Aug 1 2001 .proto..exports
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 23 Aug 1 2001 .proto..fstab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 10 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ftpusers
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1935 Aug 1 2001 .proto..gen_databases
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3854 Aug 1 2001 .proto..gettydefs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 341 Aug 1 2001 .proto..group
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1712 Aug 1 2001 .proto..hosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2166 Aug 1 2001 .proto..hosts.equiv
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1852 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ifaccess.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 1521 Aug 1 2001 .proto..imapd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1646 Aug 1 2001 .proto..inet.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 5615 Aug 1 2001 .proto..inetd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2508 Aug 1 2001 .proto..inetd.conf.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2367 Jan 16 2002 .proto..inittab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2243 Aug 1 2001 .proto..inittab.PreMRG
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1717 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ipnodes
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 19347 Aug 1 2001 .proto..magic
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1 Aug 1 2001 .proto..motd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1708 Aug 1 2001 .proto..networks
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2012 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ntp.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7349 Aug 1 2001 .proto..olar.config
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 7159 Aug 1 2001 .proto..olar.config.common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 825 Aug 1 2001 .proto..passwd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 104 Aug 1 2001 .proto..phones
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 402 Aug 1 2001 .proto..profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2448 Aug 1 2001 .proto..protocols
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3984 Aug 1 2001 .proto..rc.config
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3065 Aug 1 2001 .proto..rc.config.common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root uucp 5792 Aug 1 2001 .proto..remote
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1545 Sep 29 2002 .proto..rpc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1955 Aug 1 2001 .proto..securettys
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4492 Jan 16 2002 .proto..services
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 82 Aug 1 2001 .proto..shells
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2565 Aug 1 2001 .proto..slhosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3618 Aug 1 2001 .proto..snmpd.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 4970 Aug 1 2001 .proto..strsetup.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1958 Aug 1 2001 .proto..svc.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 23520 Jul 1 2002 .proto..sysconfigtab
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2147 Sep 29 2002 .proto..syslog.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2971 Aug 1 2001 .proto..syslog_evm.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1438 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ultrix_login
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ultrix_path
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1465 Aug 1 2001 .proto..ultrix_profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 26079 Apr 9 2003 sysconfigtab
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1175 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.10
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1307 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.11
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1513 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.12
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1519 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.13
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1519 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.15
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1530 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.17
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1535 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.17.5
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1323 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.19
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1320 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.20
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1324 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.21
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1567 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.22
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1309 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.23
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1334 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.26
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1534 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.27
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1579 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.27.5
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1317 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.28
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1605 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.30
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1305 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.32
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1309 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.33
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1707 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.34
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1709 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.35
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1666 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.37
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1714 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.38
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1513 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.9
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 1513 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.9.5
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 2186 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.GENERIC
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 1909 Aug 1 2001 sysconfigtab.lite