Redundant network config files?

[Ian Laurie]

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