On 08/08/2004 07:32:52 AM, Ian Pilcher wrote: > I'm trying to debug a problem with my wireless card, and I'm getting > really annoyed by the (apparently) redundant configuration files that > the network configuration tool (system-config-network) is creating. > > My wireless card is eth1, and the tool is creating the following files: > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-eth1 > > /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth1 > /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/keys-eth1 > > /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1 > /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/keys-eth1 > > All of the copies of ifcfg-eth1 are identical, as are all of the copies > of keys-eth1. > > Can anyone tell me which files are actually used -- when I type 'ifup > eth1' for example -- and why the others exist? The /etc/sysconfig/networking/ directory is used by the Network Administration Tool (redhat-config-network) and its contents should not be edited manually. Ian
