This section provides a collection of essential system commands for managing and monitoring your Proxmox VE system. Each command is accompanied by a brief description of its function.
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System Information Command Description Action pveversion Show Proxmox version Copy pveversion -v Detailed Proxmox version info Copy hostnamectl System hostname and kernel info Copy uname -a Kernel and architecture info Copy cat /etc/os-release OS release details Copy
System Status Command Description Action uptime System uptime Copy uptime -p Pretty uptime format Copy free -h RAM and swap usage Copy who -b Last system boot time Copy last -x | grep shutdown Previous shutdowns Copy
Service Management Command Description Action systemctl status pveproxy Check Proxmox Web UI status Copy systemctl restart pveproxy Restart Web UI proxy Copy journalctl -xe System errors and logs Copy dmesg -T | tail -n 50 Last 50 kernel log lines Copy
User Information Command Description Action whoami Current user Copy id Current user UID, GID and groups Copy who Logged-in users Copy w User activity and uptime Copy uptime && w Uptime and who is logged in Copy cut -d: -f1,3,4 /etc/passwd All users with UID and GID Copy getent passwd | column -t -s : Readable user table (UID, shell, etc.) Copy
Auditing & Summary Tools Command Description Action lynis audit system Run a full system security audit Copy fastfetch Display system summary in ASCII format Copy
