Tour of the system from the Introduction to Linux by OnWorks

• Change to the /proc directory.

• What CPU(s) is the system running on?

• How much RAM does it currently use?

• How much swap space do you have?

• What drivers are loaded?

• How many hours has the system been running?

• Which filesystems are known by your system?

• Change to /etc/rc.d | /etc/init.d | /etc/runlevels and choose the directory appropriate for your run level.

• What services should be running in this level?

• Which services run in graphical mode that don't run in text mode?

• Change to /etc

• How long does the system keep the log file in which user logins are monitored?

• Which release are you running?

• Are there any issues or messages of the day?

• How many users are defined on your system? Don't count them, let the computer do it for you!

• How many groups?

• Where is the time zone information kept?

• Are the HOWTOs installed on your system?