The X server is a single binary executable (/usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg) that dynamically loads any necessary X server modules at runtime from the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/ directory. Some of these modules are automatically loaded by the server, while others are optional and must be specified in the X server configuration file.

The X server and associated configuration files are stored in the /etc/X11/ directory. The configuration file for the X server is /etc/X11/xorg.conf. When Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed, the configuration files for X are created using information gathered about the system hardware during the installation process.