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 ====== Log and Configuration File Locations ======
+ \\  This table contains the locations of some of the most commonly-used log and configuration files. \\  **WARNING**: Some files should not be edited unless you are very experienced. Some should never be edited. Please use caution. \\   \\
+^ Area ^ Location ^ Persistent? ^ Contents ^
+| Adblock list | %%dnsmasq.adblock%% | No | DNS blocklist |
+| Adblock program | %%/usr/sbin/adblock%% | Yes | Adblock script |
+| Adblock storage | %%/mnt/usb/adblock%% | Yes | Lists and blockfiles |
+| Crash export | %%/tmp/crashlog.bin%% | No | Extracted crash log |
+| Crash log | %%/dev/mtdX%% | Yes | Raw crash partition |
+| Cron jobs | %%root crontab%% | No | Scheduled tasks |
+| Custom scripts | %%/jffs/scripts%% | Yes | User scripts |
+| DHCP leases | %%dnsmasq.leases%% | No | Current leases |
+| dnsmasq config | %%/tmp/etc/dnsmasq.conf%% | No | DNS, DHCP, TFTP |
+| Firewall rules | %%iptables-save%% | No | IPv4 NAT and firewall |
+| Flash map | %%/proc/mtd%% | No | Partition list |
+| Hostnames | %%/etc/hosts%% | No | Static host entries |
+| IPv6 rules | %%ip6tables-save%% | No | IPv6 firewall |
+| JFFS storage | %%/jffs%% | Yes | Persistent flash |
+| NVRAM | %%nvram%% | Yes | Main configuration |
+| PPP DNS | %%/etc/ppp/resolv.conf%% | No | PPP DNS servers |
+| Resolver | %%/etc/resolv.conf%% | No | Local resolver |
+| Static DHCP | %%/etc/ethers%% | No | MAC-to-IP map |
+| System log | %%/var/log/messages%% | No | Main syslog |
+| Upstream DNS | %%/etc/resolv.dnsmasq%% | No | WAN DNS servers |
+| USB storage | %%/tmp/mnt/LABEL%% | Yes | USB or CIFS mount |
+ \\   \\  **Path notes**
+  * **%%dnsmasq.leases%%** - default: %%/tmp/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases%%; \\ persistent example: %%/mnt/usb/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.leases%%
+  * **%%root crontab%%** - inspect with: %%cru l%%
+  * **%%/tmp/mnt/LABEL%%** - replace %%LABEL%% with the USB partition or CIFS share label
+  * **%%/dev/mtdX%%** - replace %%X%% with the crash partition number shown by %%cat /proc/mtd%%
+ \\
+ \\
+ \\

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