--- lang: en layout: doc permalink: /doc/config-files/ redirect_from: - /en/doc/config-files/ - /doc/ConfigFiles/ - /doc/UserDoc/ConfigFiles/ - /wiki/UserDoc/ConfigFiles/ ref: 180 title: Config Files --- Qubes-specific VM config files ------------------------------ These files are placed in `/rw`, which survives a VM restart. That way, they can be used to customize a single VM instead of all VMs based on the same template. The scripts here all run as root. - `/rw/config/rc.local` - script runs at VM startup. Good place to change some service settings, replace config files with its copy stored in `/rw/config`, etc. Example usage: ~~~ # Store bluetooth keys in /rw to keep them across VM restarts rm -rf /var/lib/bluetooth ln -s /rw/config/var-lib-bluetooth /var/lib/bluetooth ~~~ ~~~ # Add entry to /etc/hosts echo '127.0.0.1 example.com' >> /etc/hosts ~~~ - `/rw/config/qubes-ip-change-hook` - script runs in NetVM after every external IP change and on "hardware" link status change. - In ProxyVMs (or AppVMs with `qubes-firewall` service enabled), scripts placed in the following directories will be executed in the listed order followed by `qubes-firewall-user-script` at start up. Good place to write custom firewall rules. ~~~ /etc/qubes/qubes-firewall.d /rw/config/qubes-firewall.d /rw/config/qubes-firewall-user-script ~~~ - `/rw/config/suspend-module-blacklist` - list of modules (one per line) to be unloaded before system goes to sleep. The file is used only in a VM with PCI devices attached. Intended for use with problematic device drivers. - In NetVMs/ProxyVMs, scripts placed in `/rw/config/network-hooks.d` will be ran when configuring Qubes interfaces. For each script, the `command`, `vif`, `vif_type` and `ip` is passed as arguments (see `/etc/xen/scripts/vif-route-qubes`). For example, consider a PV AppVM `work` with IP `10.137.0.100` and `sys-firewall` as NetVM. Assuming it's Xen domain id is arbitrary `12` then, the following script located at `/rw/config/network-hooks.d/hook-100.sh` in `sys-firewall`: ~~~ #!/bin/bash command="$1" vif="$2" vif_type="$3" ip="$4" if [ "$ip" == '10.137.0.100' ]; then case "$command" in online) ip route add 192.168.0.100 via 10.137.0.100 ;; offline) ip route del 192.168.0.100 ;; esac fi ~~~ will be executed with arguments `online vif12.0 vif 10.137.0.100` when starting `work`. Please note that in case of an HVM, the script will be called twice - once with vif_type `vif`, then with vif_type `vif_ioemu` (and different interface names). As long as the ioemu interface exists, it should be preferred (up to the hook script). When the VM decides to use a PV interface (vif_type `vif`), the ioemu one will be unplugged. Note that scripts need to be executable (`chmod +x`) to be used. Also, take a look at [bind-dirs](/doc/bind-dirs) for instructions on how to easily modify arbitrary system files in an AppVM and have those changes persist. GUI and audio configuration in dom0 ----------------------------------- The GUI configuration file `/etc/qubes/guid.conf` in one of a few not managed by `qubes-prefs` or the Qubes Manager tool. Sample config (included in default installation): ~~~ # Sample configuration file for Qubes GUI daemon # For syntax go https://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/libconfig_manual.html global: { # default values #allow_fullscreen = false; #override_redirect_protection = true; #allow_utf8_titles = false; #secure_copy_sequence = "Ctrl-Shift-c"; #secure_paste_sequence = "Ctrl-Shift-v"; #windows_count_limit = 500; #audio_low_latency = true; #log_level = 1; #trayicon_mode = "border1"; #startup_timeout = 45; }; # most of setting can be set per-VM basis VM: { work: { allow_utf8_titles = true; }; video-vm: { allow_fullscreen = true; }; }; ~~~ Currently supported settings: - `allow_fullscreen` - allow VM to request its windows to go fullscreen (without any colorful frame). **Note:** Regardless of this setting, you can always put a window into fullscreen mode in Xfce4 using the trusted window manager by right-clicking on a window's title bar and selecting "Fullscreen". This functionality should still be considered safe, since a VM window still can't voluntarily enter fullscreen mode. The user must select this option from the trusted window manager in dom0. To exit fullscreen mode from here, press `alt` + `space` to bring up the title bar menu again, then select "Leave Fullscreen". - `allow_utf8_titles` - allow the use of UTF-8 in window titles; otherwise, non-ASCII characters are replaced by an underscore. - `secure_copy_sequence` and `secure_paste_sequence` - key sequences used to trigger secure copy and paste. - `audio_low_latency` - force low-latency audio mode (about 40ms compared to 200-500ms by default). Note that this will cause much higher CPU usage in dom0. It's enabled by default, disabling it may save CPU in dom0. - `trayicon_mode` - defines the trayicon coloring mode. Options are - `bg` - color full icon background to the VM color - `border1` - add 1px border at the icon edges - `border2` - add 1px border 1px from the icon edges - `tint` - tinttint icon to the VM color, can be used with additional modifiers (you can enable multiple of them) - `tint+border1,tint+border2` - same as tint, but also add a border - `tint+saturation50` - same as tint, but reduce icon saturation by 50% - `tint+whitehack` - same as tint, but change white pixels (0xffffff) to almost-white (0xfefefe) - `log level` - defines the log options logs can take. It can have a value of 0 (only errors), 1 (some basic messages), and 2 (debug). - `startup_timeout` - The timeout for startup.