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Title: Quiting
Post by: MTS on July 16, 2002, 11:46:51 PM

Hi, could someone tell me how I can get to the screen prompt?

I can quit out of the console but when I do all I get is the login prompt and I want to be able to find out what my external IP address is by typing ifconfig...

Any advise?

Cheers

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Meert on July 17, 2002, 12:02:29 AM

You can switch to another console with alt-f2 or alt-f3

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: MTS on July 17, 2002, 12:21:18 AM

thank you for your help
when I use these commands it still only takes me to the login screen, here all I can do is type administrator user name & the password? I need to be able to get to the command prompt

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Scott Smith on July 17, 2002, 12:28:46 AM

Login as root, not admin. Same password.

Hate to say this, but it's all in the docs...

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Dan Brown on July 17, 2002, 12:56:48 AM

http://edocs.mitel.com/6000_SME_Server/smeserveruserguide/English/console-rootprompt.html

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: MTS on July 17, 2002, 12:57:31 AM

thank you! and you're right I should go through the manual but time restrictions mean it's easier to ask

thanks again!

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Michael Smith on July 18, 2002, 03:06:24 AM

That is possibly the most mind-boggling thing I have ever read in this or any other forum.  "Time restrictions"?  So you'll waste OUR time but yours is more precious?  Give me a break!  (Preferably of your typing fingers!)

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Andrew on July 19, 2002, 07:22:09 AM

From the command line prompt type IP ADDR and this will tell you all the addresses you need.

BTW with the new SME manual available ONLY in HTML I find reading the thing time consuming as well.  PDF is by far the better option.

Title: Re: Quiting
Post by: Gerald on July 20, 2002, 09:22:46 AM

I always thought this forum was a place to be used after one had read the manual. Protocol and all that, I second Michael Smith's coments and will be sure to ignore MTS posts in the future.