Administrator Guides EN Owner's manual

Console User Interface
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service
The /sbin/service command is used to stop, start or restart, or to obtain the status of, any registered service installed
on the platform.
Example: To restart the Apache webserver daemon, type:
service httpd restart
top
/usr/bin/top displays a list of the top processes currently running on the machine. The processes can be ordered by
various values such as CPU usage, memory usage, etc. General information regarding the health of the system is also
displayed.
less
/usr/bin/less is used to view files on the console. Press [h] to obtain help or [q] to exit.
Example: To view the hosts file, type:
less /etc/hosts
shutdown
/sbin/shutdown is used to halt (i.e. shut down) or reboot the platform.
Example: To reboot the platform immediately, type:
shutdown -r now
vipr_config
vipr_config displays a menu from which various initial system configuration and software installation tasks can be
performed.