NET 4000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8.2.3: Reiserfs
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When the system boots, it uses one of the following files to automatically load kernel modules. (the exact file used depends on the implementation. ) Provides the modprobe utility with default commands for loading modules at boot time. /etc/modprobe. conf install loads a module at boot time. alias specifies a name as an alias for a module name. This alias can be used with module utilities. options specifies options used while loading a module, including: irq for irq information io for i/o port information. Contains multiple configuration files used by modprobe at boot time if the /etc/modprobe. conf file does not exist. You can use the following commands to manage kernel modules manually: The command pulls information from the /proc/modules file. cat /proc/modules. This file contains a list of all loaded modules. modinfo. View additional information about a module listed using the lsmod command. depmod insmod modprobe rmmod. This command first reads the /etc/modules. conf file to identify modules.
