/private/etc

This folder is specified by the FHS as a place that "contains configuration files" (i.e. "local file[s] used to control the operation of a program"). Most of the folders here are not present in jailed iOS except for raccoon, asl, and ppp.

Children

Folders

• alternatives
• apt
• asl
• bluetool
• default
• dpkg
• pam.d
• ppp
• profile.d
• racoon
• rc.d
• ssl

Files

• afp.conf (not present in the newer iOS versions)
• asl.conf
• fstab
• group
• hosts
• host.equiv
• launchd.conf (see also: launchd.conf Untether; not present in the newer iOS versions)
• master.passwd
• networks
• notify.conf
• passwd
• profile (not present in the newer iOS versions)
• protocols
• services
• ttys

Parents

(root)/private

References

• FHS 2.3 on /etc