Installation guide

C H A P T E R 5 Using the VMware Service Console
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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 devices used by the
service console.
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 since 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.
Command Example and Explanation