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etc is config path under Unix-like operating systems.

etc refers to one of the predefined paths under Unix-like operating systems which usually holds the system and applications configuration files and folders. The absolute path is /etc.

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Can I publish to multiple distinct etcd clusters from a single host?

I have a number of distinct etcd clusters, I would like to be centrally controlled: I have multiple distinct etcd clusters. Hosts in one cluster should not have any access to config in another cluster. The central hosts should be able to read and…
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Does exportfs disrupt users already utilizing those filesystems?

I need to modify a servers /etc/exports file to export to an additional host. After modifying this file, for it to take effect (i.e. for the additional host to have access to the designated filesystem), I believe I have to run "exportfs" on the…
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drivers/etc/hosts doesn't work in Windows Server 2008

the following line in hosts file in windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts doesnt work 127.0.0.1 gotomylocal.com I'm using Windows Server 2008, I'm new and configured Windows Server 2008 unconsciously so there might me something like roles or features…
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Are there any potential pitfalls to changing the permissions of config files under /etc to a non-root user?

There are various services which are being run on our machines, e.g. cassandra, datadog, etc. Occasionally, we need to change the configuration, and we wish to automate the propagation of the config files and restarts. We use Jenkins for automate…
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Ansible: How to Remove /etc/hosts entries on the remote server using Ansible playbook. I need only the default entries to be present

How to Remove /etc/hosts entries on the remote server using Ansible playbook. I need only the default entries to be present. I need only below entries to be present: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4 ::1 …
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Temporarily change etc/hosts file on a windows workstation

Is there a tool, that allows an individual to temporarily switch between different etc/hosts configurations, without setting up a dns? Example: I would like to quickly change the etc/hosts config file, so that project1.com forwards to a local IP…
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Why this change to /etc/limits does not work

I have made below changes to /etc/limits file for limiting the number of logins for a particular user from ssh. rajan L2 rajan is username here. After making these changes I logged out from session and logged in again so that effect of change…
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Access to another user files

I have logged in as "userc". I need access to all the files that "usera" has. I have edited the following file, vi /etc/group usera:x:1000:userb,userc But this does not seem to work. I am still getting "permission denied" error. If I su to usera…
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