Specifications

Administration Guide
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fdformat Do!a!floppy!disk!format.
fdformat /dev/fd0
Format!a!floppy!disk!in!the!first!floppy!disk!drive.
groupadd Add!a!new!group.!
groupadd newgroup
Add!a!group!named!newgroup!to!the!system.
hostname Display!the!system’s!host!name.
ifconfig Display!the!network!interface!configuration!information!for!all!network!devices.!
NICs!allocated!to!the!vmkernel!are!shown!as
!vmnic<N>,!where!N!is!the!number!
of!the!NIC!(for!example,!vmnic0,!vmnic1,!and!so!forth.)
insmod Install!a!loadable!module!into!the!running!kernel.!
insmod parport
Install!the!loadable!module!named!parport!into!the!running!kernel.
kill Kill!a!specified!process.!
kill 3456
Kill!the!process!with!a!process!ID!of!3456.
kill -9!
is!the!surest!way!to!kill!a!process;!however,!use!it!only!as!a!last!resort!
because!it!will!not!save!editor!buffers.
lsmod List!all!loaded!modules.!
lspci List!PCI!devices!available!to!the!service!console.
lspci -v
List!PCI!devices!in!verbose!mode.
mount Mount!a!specified!storage!device!at!a!specified!location!
in!the!file!system.
mount /dev/fd0 /mount/floppy
Mount!the!first!physical!floppy!drive!so!its!contents!are!visible!in!the!directory!
/mount/floppy.!The!directory!/mount/floppy!must!already!exist.
passwd Change!your!password.
passwd user
Change!the!password!for!a!user!named!user.!You!must!be!logged!in!as!the!root!
user!(su)!to!change!another
!user’s!password.
ps Show!names,!process!IDs!and!other!information!for!running!processes.
ps -ef
Show!full!(-f)!information!about!every!(-e)!running!process.
shutdown Shut!down!the!computer.
shutdown -h 5
Completely!halt!(-h)!the!computer!in!5!minutes.
shutdown -r now
Shut!down!and!restart!(-r)!the!computer!immediately.
Table 5-3. Linux commands used on the service console (Continued)
Command Example and Explanation