Installation guide

Chapter 5. File System Structure

in directories for the program using the file. The /var/spool/ directory has subdirectories that store

data files for some programs. These subdirectories include:

• /var/spool/at/

• /var/spool/clientmqueue/

• /var/spool/cron/

• /var/spool/cups/

• /var/spool/exim/

• /var/spool/lpd/

• /var/spool/mail/

• /var/spool/mailman/

• /var/spool/mqueue/

• /var/spool/news/

• /var/spool/postfix/

• /var/spool/repackage/

• /var/spool/rwho/

• /var/spool/samba/

• /var/spool/squid/

• /var/spool/squirrelmail/

• /var/spool/up2date/

• /var/spool/uucp

• /var/spool/uucppublic/

• /var/spool/vbox/

5.3. Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations

Red Hat Enterprise Linux extends the FHS structure slightly to accommodate special files.

Most files pertaining to RPM are kept in the /var/lib/rpm/ directory. For more information on RPM,

refer to man rpm.

The /var/cache/yum/ directory contains files used by the Package Updater, including RPM

header information for the system. This location may also be used to temporarily store RPMs

downloaded while updating the system. For more information about Red Hat Network, refer to the

documentation online at https://rhn.redhat.com/.

Another location specific to Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the /etc/sysconfig/ directory. This

directory stores a variety of configuration information. Many scripts that run at boot time use the files in

this directory.