[nzlug] CentOS and the "joys" of rpm based systems

[Cliff Pratt]

Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Nevyn <nevynh at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
>> My first problem is the tools. I am so used to Ubuntu and Debian that
>> I'm feeling quite lost. Commands like ifconfig and apt-get just aren't
>> there.
> 
> [...]
> 
>> As for ifconfig, I have no idea what the equivalent in Redhat based
>> systems is. 
> 
> ifconfig, found in /sbin.
> 
>> Any clues anyone? 
> 
> I suspect that what you mean is "/etc/network/interfaces" and the
> support for 'ifup' and 'ifdown' is not in the same place as under
> Debian/Ubuntu, rather than ifconfig itself being missing.[1]
> 
> Find the RedHat Enterprise 5 Administration Manual online and read the
> networking section of that, which will cover the way this all works.
> 
Yeah. Briefly, the location is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. Look for 
ifcfg-eth0.

(Don't know that there is a RHEL5 Admin manual...)

Cheers,

Cliff