However, there is always the option to manually edit the config files if you'd like.

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But while a typical cockpit may have a hundred or so switches, a single Linux server has hundreds of config files with thousands of controls.

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This trick might help: Compare the commands in the floppy's config.sys and autoexec.bat files.

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