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
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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:
Start the local terminal.
Log in as
user
orroot
.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 keysystem.security.usershell
under System > Registry. The default setting of the registry key forbids terminal access foruser
. - 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.
- Access to local terminals has been activated for
Enter the shell commands supported by IGEL OS.
For a collection of commands supported by IGEL OS, see the IGEL Community cheatsheet.