May i know why is it common practice to have the /etc folder at the root of the file system? Are there files in this directory that are important for the system to boot?
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May i know why is it common practice to have the /etc folder at the root of the file system? Are there files in this directory that are important for the system to boot?
Yes.
Here is a good article about “FHS” – the “Filesystem Hierarchy Standard”:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/