User Manual

Managing Virtual Machines 94
Changing Network Preferences in Linux Primary OS
To edit settings on this tab in Linux primary OS you need root privileges. Users with other
than root privileges can only view them.
To edit settings on the
Network tab:
1 In the Terminal, run the command
su -c parallels
to get root privileges. Enter the password to the root account when you are asked for it.
2 Start Parallels Workstation by issuing the command
parallels
3 In the Parallels Workstation menu, select Edit/Preferences/Network and enter new settings on
the
Network tab.
4 Close Parallels Workstation.
5 In the
Terminal, run the
exit
command to leave the root account.
6 Start Parallels Workstation as a normal user to continue work with it.