2 – Command Line Interface Usage
Opening and Closing an Admin Session
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2.2
Opening and Closing an Admin Session
The command line interface performs monitoring and configuration tasks.
Commands that perform monitoring tasks are available to all user accounts.
Commands that perform configuration tasks are available only after entering the
Admin Start command to open an Admin session. A user account must have
Admin authority to enter the Admin Start command.
The following is an example of how to open and close an Admin session:
SANbox #> admin start
SANbox (admin) #>
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SANbox (admin) #> admin end
2.3
Entering Commands
The command-line completion feature makes entering and repeating commands
easier. Table 2-1 describes the command-line completion keystrokes.
Table 2-1. Command-Line Completion
Keystroke Effect
Tab Completes the command line. Enter at least one character and press
the tab key to complete the command line. If more than one possibility
exists, press the Tab key again to display all possibilities.
Up Arrow Scrolls backward through the list of previously entered commands.
Down Arrow Scrolls forward through the list of previously entered commands.
Control-A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line
Control-E Moves the cursor to the end of the command line.
Control-U Clears the command line.
