Terminals in IGEL OS

With a local terminal, you can execute local commands on your device. This article shows how to configure the starting methods for terminals, and how to use local terminals in IGEL OS. 

It is also possible to access a local shell without a terminal session: Alternatively, you can switch to the virtual terminals tty11 and tty12 by pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F11 ]or [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F12]. Pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F1] takes you back to the user interface.

Menu path: Accessories > Terminals 

Terminal Sessions

List of configured local terminal sessions

To manage the list of sessions, proceed as follows:

• Click  to create a new entry.

• Click  to remove the selected entry.

• Click  to edit the selected entry.

• Click  to copy the selected entry.

→  Click  to define the starting methods for the session.

The starting methods parameters are described under Starting Methods for Apps. 

Using Local Terminal

To use the local terminal, proceed as follows:

1. Start the local terminal.
   

2. Log in as user or root.

   

   If Use password is enabled in the Administrator area under Security > Password, you need to enter the administrator password to access a local terminal as root.

   If an administrator password is set, accessing a local terminal as user is only possible if the following two conditions are met:

   • Access to local terminals has been activated for user. This is possible with the registry key system.security.usershell under System > Registry. The default setting of the registry key forbids terminal access for user.
   • Use password is enabled in the User area under Security > Password.

   For accessing a local terminal as user, the user password has to be entered.

   For more on password configuration, see Password.

3. Enter the shell commands supported by IGEL OS.

   

   For a collection of commands supported by IGEL OS, see the IGEL Community cheatsheet.