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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers "/boot/grub/grub.conf" VS "/etc/grub.conf" Post 302723487 by stunn3r on Tuesday 30th of October 2012 08:59:50 AM
Old 10-30-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
Please post the contents of both files and we can easily tell you the difference Smilie
understanding Parameters is not a problem, I would never had bothered any of you for a question whose answer I could get by a single google search.

I just want to know why we need two grub.conf ? are they linked in any way ? What is the difference in there functionality.

just to end your curiosity Smilie :

.boot/grub/grub.conf
HTML Code:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/vg00/root
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
# default=0 # commented out by Proliant HBA install script
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-274.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-274.el5 ro root=/dev/vg00/root rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M elevator=noop
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-274.el5.img
/etc/grub.conf:
HTML Code:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/vg00/root
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
# default=0 # commented out by Proliant HBA install script
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-194.8.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 ro root=/dev/vg00/root rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M clock=pmtmr divider=10 iommu=soft elevator=noop
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5.img

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-194.3.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 ro root=/dev/vg00/root rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M clock=pmtmr divider=10 iommu=soft elevator=noop
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-194.3.1.el5.img

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-194.11.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 ro root=/dev/vg00/root rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M clock=pmtmr divider=10 iommu=soft elevator=noop
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5.img
---------- Post updated at 06:29 PM ---------- Previous update was at 06:28 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
What does
Code:
ls -l /boot/grub/grub.conf /etc/grub.conf

give?
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
Sounds like you are on Red Hat or a downstream distribution which uses Legacy GRUB. In this case the real configuration file is menu.lst. Both of the files you mention should simply be links to /boot/grub/menu.lst.
Code:
[wadhwaso@nxetlr22 ~]$ ll !$
ll /boot/grub/grub.conf
-rw------- 1 root root 705 Oct 26 15:02 /boot/grub/grub.conf
[wadhwaso@nxetlr22 ~]$ ll /etc/grub.conf
-rw------- 1 root root 1258 Jan 17  2012 /etc/grub.conf


Not links
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 10-30-2012 at 10:02 AM.. Reason: code tags
 

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