In this hands-on lab we will try out some command line basics. Becoming comfortable with the command line is an important step in a career using and managing Linux systems, and in this excersize we will review the currently logged in users, as well as users that have logged in previously.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Determine the Current Working Directory
- The command prompt povides very little information upon login to the system. Use the following command to determine your current working directory:
pwd - Change your working directory to your user’s home directory.
cd ~
- The command prompt povides very little information upon login to the system. Use the following command to determine your current working directory:
- Determine Which Users Are Currently on the System and the Last Users to Log In
- Verify that you are the only user logged in to the system with the following command:
w - Determine which users last logged in to the system, as well as the last time the system was booted by running the following command:
last
- Verify that you are the only user logged in to the system with the following command:
- Record Your Findings in `/home/cloud_user`
- Create a record of your findings by writing the output of the previous commands into a new file in the
cloud_userhome directory. From the/home/cloud_userdirectory, run the following commands:w > log.txt last >> log.txt - View the contents of the file you created using the following command:
cat log.txt
- Create a record of your findings by writing the output of the previous commands into a new file in the
