How do I obtain simple system information from the command line?
Issue
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What commands do I use to access the following information?
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Host name of the machine
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Date and time
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Red-Hat specific information
- Operating system version
- Registration status
- Active update repositories
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The last boot time
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List of non-system users
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List of users that may have escalated privileges
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How to redirect output of the above commands into files as to automate the process
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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