ProxMenux/web/messages/en/docs/help-info/system-commands.json

{
  "meta": {
    "title": "Proxmox VE System Commands — pveversion, uptime, journalctl, systemctl | ProxMenux",
    "description": "Proxmox VE and Linux system commands for versions, uptime, memory, services, logs and users, plus auditing and summary tools. Includes a service restart command; not every example is read-only.",
    "ogTitle": "Proxmox VE System Commands — pveversion, uptime, journalctl, systemctl",
    "ogDescription": "Proxmox VE and Linux system commands for version, uptime, services, logs and user information, including service management and auditing tools.",
    "twitterTitle": "Proxmox VE System Commands | ProxMenux",
    "twitterDescription": "Essential system inspection commands for Proxmox VE — version, status, services, logs, user info."
  },
  "header": {
    "title": "Useful System Commands",
    "description": "Commands for inspecting the Proxmox host: version, kernel, uptime, memory, web UI status, recent logs and logged-in users, plus auditing and summary tools. Most inspect state, but systemctl restart pveproxy restarts the web UI proxy, and audit tools can write reports and logs.",
    "section": "Help and Info"
  },
  "intro": {
    "title": "What this is",
    "body": "The same numbered list ProxMenux shows when you choose <em>Useful System Commands</em>. Use the Copy button to grab any command, or look it up to remember the exact flag."
  },
  "commandGroups": [
    {
      "title": "System Information",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "pveversion",
          "description": "Show Proxmox version"
        },
        {
          "command": "pveversion -v",
          "description": "Detailed Proxmox version info"
        },
        {
          "command": "hostnamectl",
          "description": "System hostname and kernel info"
        },
        {
          "command": "uname -a",
          "description": "Kernel and architecture info"
        },
        {
          "command": "cat /etc/os-release",
          "description": "OS release details"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "System Status",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "uptime",
          "description": "System uptime"
        },
        {
          "command": "uptime -p",
          "description": "Pretty uptime format"
        },
        {
          "command": "free -h",
          "description": "RAM and swap usage"
        },
        {
          "command": "who -b",
          "description": "Last system boot time"
        },
        {
          "command": "last -x | grep shutdown",
          "description": "Previous shutdowns"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Service Management",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "systemctl status pveproxy",
          "description": "Check Proxmox Web UI status"
        },
        {
          "command": "systemctl restart pveproxy",
          "description": "Restart Web UI proxy"
        },
        {
          "command": "journalctl -xe",
          "description": "System errors and logs"
        },
        {
          "command": "dmesg -T | tail -n 50",
          "description": "Last 50 kernel log lines"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "User Information",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "whoami",
          "description": "Current user"
        },
        {
          "command": "id",
          "description": "Current user UID, GID and groups"
        },
        {
          "command": "who",
          "description": "Logged-in users"
        },
        {
          "command": "w",
          "description": "User activity and uptime"
        },
        {
          "command": "uptime && w",
          "description": "Uptime and who is logged in"
        },
        {
          "command": "cut -d: -f1,3,4 /etc/passwd",
          "description": "All users with UID and GID"
        },
        {
          "command": "getent passwd | column -t -s :",
          "description": "Readable user table (UID, shell, etc.)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Auditing & Summary Tools",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "lynis audit system",
          "description": "Run a full system security audit"
        },
        {
          "command": "fastfetch",
          "description": "Display system summary in ASCII format"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "related": {
    "heading": "Related",
    "items": [
      {
        "href": "/docs/help-info/update-commands",
        "label": "Updates and Packages",
        "tail": " — apt and pve upgrade commands."
      },
      {
        "href": "/docs/help-info/tools-commands",
        "label": "System CLI Tools",
        "tail": " — htop, btop, ncdu and friends."
      },
      {
        "href": "/docs/help-info",
        "label": "Help and Info overview",
        "tail": "."
      }
    ]
  }
}