The following table compares file names and functions between the 4.3 BSD, SVR4, and AIX operating systems.
File Comparison Table | ||||
4.3 BSD File | SVR4 File | AIX File | Database | Type (odm/dbm) |
L-Devices | Devices | Devices | no | |
L-dialcodes | Dialcodes | Dialcodes | no | |
L.cmds | Permissions | Permissions | no | |
L.sys | Systems | Systen | no | |
USERFILE | Permissions | Permissions | no | |
aliases | mail/namefiles | aliases | aliasesDB/DB | dbm |
fstab | vfstab | filesystems | no | |
ftpusers | ftpusers | ftpusers | no | |
gettytab | N/A | |||
group | group | group | no | |
hosts | hosts | hosts | no | |
hosts.equiv | hosts.equiv | hosts.equiv | no | |
inetd.conf | inetd.conf | inetd.conf | no | |
map3270 | N/A | map3270 | no | |
motd | motd | motd | no | |
mtab | mnttab | N/A | no | |
named.boot | named.boot | named.boot | no | |
named.ca | named.ca | no | ||
named.hosts | named.data (See note) | no | ||
named.local | named.local | no | ||
named.pid | named.pid | named.pid | no | |
named.rev | named.rev | no | ||
networks | networks | networks | no | |
passwd | passwd | passwd | no | |
printcap | qconfig | qconfig | ||
protocols | protocols | no | ||
remote | remote | remote | no | |
resolv.conf | resolv.conf | resolv.conf | no | |
sendmail.cf | sendmail.cf | sendmail.cf | sendmail.cfDB | neither |
services | services | no | ||
shells | shells | N/A | ||
stab | N/A | |||
syslog.conf | syslog.conf | no | ||
syslog.pid | syslog.pid | no | ||
termcap | terminfo | terminfo | ||
ttys | ttys | N/A | yes | odm |
types | N/A | |||
utmp | utmp | utmp | ||
vfont | N/A | |||
vgrindefs | vgrindefs | |||
wtmp | wtmp | wtmp |
Note: The file names named.ca, named.hosts, named.local, and named.rev are user definable in the named.boot file. However, these are the names used for these files in the AIX documentation.