Chapter 1. Initial login and common commands
This chapter provides an alphabetic listing of the commands that are available
before entering a specific configuration mode (available at initial login) and
commands that are available in most, if not all, configuration modes.
Initial login commands
For a list of the commands that are available after an initial login, refer to Table 1.
This table provides a listing of the available commands and their purpose. To
determine whether these commands are available to a specific user-type class after
an initial login, refer to Table 2.
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Table 1. Initial login commands and their general purpose
Command
Purpose
1
alias
Creates a command macro.
1
clock
Sets the date or time.
configure terminal
Enters Global configuration mode.
1
disable
Enters User Mode.
disconnect
Closes a user session.
echo
Echoes text to the console.
enable
Enters Privileged mode.
exec
Calls and runs a target configuration script from another
configuration script.
exit
Closes the CLI connection.
help
Displays online help.
Logs in to the appliance as a specific user.
login
1
ntp
Identifies an NTP server.
Determines if a target host is reachable on the network.
ping
show
Displays configuration or status information
2
shutdown
Restarts or shuts down the appliance.
switch domain
Moves to a specified domain.
1
template
Runs an interactive command line script.
1
test schema
Tests conformity of an XML file against a schema.
1
test tcp-connection
Tests the TCP connection to a remote host.
top
Returns users to their initial log in mode.
1
traceroute
Traces the network path to a target host.
1
Also available in Global mode.
2
Also available in Flash configuration mode.
Table 2. Commands by type of user that are available after initial login
Command
admin user
alias
Privileged-type user
Yes
Yes
User-type user
No
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