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6 Frequently Asked Questions Linux operating system Question How do I tell what the image version/build number is? How and where is the Linux image stored in flash memory? Answer To obtain the image version, from the desktop click Settings > System info tab > OS Kernal. The dialog box provides system information, including the image version. The image is stored in various formats. The boot up process decompresses and loads certain portions of the image in RAM. Some features and aspects of the image are not loaded until they are needed. The image is stored in the following three partitions (both are formatted as ext2): /dev/hda1 - / /dev/hda5 - /mnt, /root, /home, /opt System Administration Question How are users managed? Answer A system administrator creates new user accounts and assigns users to groups. The image provides the system administrator with two different methods to manage users: ● The User Management utility, accessible from the desktop by clicking Settings > User Manager. ● Standard command-line tools to manage users. Letter case matters when using command line names and option switches. System Management Question How do you configure the system hardware clock? Answer Set the system hardware clock using the BIOS setup utility: 1. Reboot the system and press F10. 2. After the Setup utility displays, press Esc. ENWW Linux operating system 65

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Frequently Asked Questions
Linux operating system
Question
Answer
How do I tell what the image version/build number is?
To obtain the image version, from the desktop click
Settings >
System info
tab
> OS Kernal
. The dialog box provides
system information, including the image version.
How and where is the Linux image stored in flash memory?
The image is stored in various formats. The boot up process
decompresses and loads certain portions of the image in RAM.
Some features and aspects of the image are not loaded until
they are needed. The image is stored in the following three
partitions (both are formatted as ext2):
/dev/hda1 - /
/dev/hda5 - /mnt, /root, /home, /opt
System Administration
Question
Answer
How are users managed?
A system administrator creates new user accounts and assigns
users to groups. The image provides the system administrator
with two different methods to manage users:
●
The User Management utility, accessible from the desktop
by clicking
Settings > User Manager
.
●
Standard command-line tools to manage users. Letter case
matters when using command line names and option
switches.
System Management
Question
Answer
How do you configure the system hardware clock?
Set the system hardware clock using the BIOS setup utility:
1
.
Reboot the system and press
F10
.
2
.
After the Setup utility displays, press
Esc
.
ENWW
Linux operating system
65