"/boot/grub/grub.conf" VS "/etc/grub.conf"


 
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Old 10-31-2012
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Originally Posted by Neo
The default directory for grub configuration files is: /boot/grub

Some people like to keep their configuration files in the same area and /etc is a natural place for that; hence it would be natural to assume the two files related by a symbolic link

If you look at the grub man pages here (for the man pages listed below), you can get a better idea of this.
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Originally Posted by fpmurphy
You can have as many grub configuration files as you like. At the end of the day the only configuration file that GRUB Legacy actually looks at for menu options is /boot/grub/menu.lst.

Thanks a lot both of you. You helped Smilie
 
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