You are the system administrator for a consulting firm where several people use Linux as their
desktop operating system. One of your users has installed a commercial publishing program that
works under X on a variety of UNIX and Linux platforms. The user made a series of configuration
changes regarding the initial window size, location and color. Now, he is having difficulty undoing
these changes and is asking for your help. In which file would you think you would most likely find
the configuration settings you are seeking to change?
A.
~/.xinitrc
B.
~/.xconfig
C.
~/.Xdefaults
D.
~/.XF86Config
E.
/etc/X11/XF86Config
Explanation:
XFree86 uses a configuration file called XF86Config for its initial setup. This configuration file is
searched for in the following places when the server is started as a normal user:
/etc/X11/<cmdline>
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/<cmdline>
/etc/X11/$XF86CONFIG
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/$XF86CONFIG
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4
/etc/X11/XF86Config
/etc/XF86Config
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config.<hostname>
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config-4
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.<hostname>
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config-4
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config