| Password file | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd |
| Encrypted password file | /etc/security/passwd | /etc/shadow |
| Error logs | /var/adm/ras/errpt /var/adm/messages | /var/log/messages |
| Group files | /etc/group /etc/security/group | /etc/group /etc/gshadow |
| Allow/Deny/remote login | /etc/security/ user | /etc/ securetty |
| DNS | /etc/resolv.conf /etc/netsvc.conf | /etc/resolv.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf |
| Host Name definitions | /etc/ hosts | /etc/hosts |
| Services | /etc/services | /etc/services |
| Kernel | /usr/lib/boot/unix_64 | /boot/vmlinuz |
| Device files | ODM database at /etc/objrepos | /dev |
| Inittab | /etc/inittab | /etc/inittab |
| inetd.conf | /etc/inetd.conf | /etc/inetd.conf |
| File systems | /etc/filesystems | /etc/fstab |
| Network definitions | ODM database at /etc/objrepos | /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts (Red Hat) /etc/sysconfig/network (SuSE) |
| NFS exports | /etc/exports | /etc/exports |
| System environment | /etc/environment | /etc/profile /etc/bash.bashrc |
| Common User- related | /etc/security/user | /etc/default/useradd |
| Profile scripts with new id | /etc/.profile | /etc/skel/*.* |