List of linux config names

[mq1]

Statica or someone,
can someone give me a list that I can print out of all the names of the config files that you can work in to change things in redhat linux 6.1.
linux config,xf86config,ect.
Thanks mike
hey I am actually starting to atleast be able to get around alittle and it seems to be coming together abit in my mind.
I thought not bad for a few weeks,but have a long way to go.

[Statica]

Hi mq1:

My apologies for getting back to you so late.

There are a variety of configuration tools in RHat and Linux, some specific to the distribution, that will let you set up a variety of options .. there are as many tools as there are services, front ends, software etc. etc...

The most important thing is to realize that these are all just easier-to-use menu-ised or GUI-ised front ends to dealing with the configuration in the purest form, from parsing thru .conf files to puttering around with the source code itself. These tools though simplified, usually do not contain the level of sophistication and customization one can achieve through dealing with options at source. In addition, learning the foundation will also give you a knowledge of the NIX, not just Linux or RedHat, but will allow you to tinker with pretty much any decent POSIX OS with confidence.

Having said that, here are some of the tools you can use & try..
linuxconf .. the single most commonly used configuration tool especially for [but not limited to] GUI
netcfg .. specific to networks
setup .. on the console of RedHat is a onestop configuration start for everything including sound, modem, services, and Xconfigurator
usercfg which is being phased out by RHat cos of some bugs.
kernelcfg .. kernel level startup
printtool .. for printers

In essence do all that you can with linuxconf, and if possible keep your linuxconf updated.

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In addition, I wanted to touch on a cpl of things.. (for all reading this thread too) .. if you dont mind my saying so, you'd get a lot more responses if you didnt single out a person. This forum has some wonderful contributors, who spend a lot of their time helping others (for, the list is long and I dont want to forget any1, whom we are grateful). I've noticed it on a few posts forumwide too, that ask for help from a particular source, while there are probably loads of others who can deal with it in an equivalent or better manner. I'm positive your, mq1, post wasn't in that spirit .. I just also wanted to take this opportunity to point out that I do not have all the answers, or the best methods, but there are others here who do.
Keep on Linuxing, and yes your progress with this OS is great!
Cheers

Mo.

[mq1]

Thanks for your help as usual statica.I seem to have kind of went stale here lately on trying to learn linux.Was all excited at first and now kind of cant get anything to work right and dont know enough to know what to do yet.well thanks for your help.mike

[Statica]

Thats why we're here .. there's always a blip or two in the learning curve.

Cheers