--- title: EXEC mode command details slug: epmm/command-line-interface/guide/exec-mode-command-details createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:44:20.299Z --- ## enable Enables EXEC PRIVILEGED mode for access to advanced commands. Prompts for the enable-secret password, which is the system password initially set during installation. Entering the correct password changes the command line prompt from > to #. **Example  ** \> enable Password: \# See also [enable secret](docId\:GTMDgHQ7M6GDCv_o2VOhK) ## exit Exits the EXEC mode and closes the terminal window. ## help Displays a description of the interactive help system, including: - Auto-completion keys - Movement keys - Deletion keys See [Help commands](docId\:VkGytH1-YikwY9M2miL34). ## host Queries Internet name servers to perform a DNS lookup. Specify one of the following parameters: *Table 3. host command parameters* | Parameter | Description | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | hostname | The hostname of the destination server to look up. | | IP address | The IP address of the destination server to look up. | This command returns the hostname of the server if you specify an IP address. It returns the IP address if you specify the hostname. :::hint{type="info"} This command executes the Linux command nslookup. See Linux man pages for more information. ::: Example   \>host yahoo.com Server: 172.16.0.1 Address: 172.16.0.1#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: yahoo.com Address: 98.137.149.56 Name: yahoo.com Address: 98.139.180.149 Name: yahoo.com Address: 209.191.122.70 Name: yahoo.com Address: 72.30.2.43 ## logout Exits from the EXEC mode and closes the terminal window. ## ping This command sends echo messages (pings) to the destination server that the parameter specifies. Specify one of the following parameters: *Table 4. ping command parameters* | Parameter | Description | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | | hostname | The destination’s host name. | | IP address | The destination’s IP address. | Example   \>ping yahoo.com ## show banner Displays the banner that was displayed when you logged on to the command line interface. Example   \>show banner \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \* Ivanti EPMM CLI \* \* \* \* \* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Welcome user it is Tue Dec 13 21:27:03 UTC 2011 ## show clock Displays the current system date, time, and time zone. Example   \> show clock Displaying system clock details Tue Dec 13 21:25:12 UTC 2011 ## show common\_criteria\_mode\_status Displays whether Common Criteria mode is enabled. Example   \> show common\_criteria\_mode\_status Common Criteria Mode is enabled. \> ## show fips Displays whether FIPS mode is enabled. Example   \> show fips FIPS 140 mode is disabled. \> ## show hostname Displays the hostname for Ivanti EPMM. Example   \>show hostname appname.domain.com ## show interfaces Displays the configuration of the network interfaces configured for Ivanti EPMM. Example   \>show interfaces 1: lo: \ mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: eth0: \ mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo\_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:0c:29:6b\:c6:23 brd ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff 3: eth1: \ mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:0c:29:6b\:c6:2d brd ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff 4: eth2: \ mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:0c:29:6b\:c6:37 brd ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff 5: eth3: \ mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:0c:29:6b\:c6:41 brd ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff\:ff ## show ip Displays IP information. Specify one of the following parameters: *Table 5. show ip command parameters* | Parameter | Description | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | arp | Displays the physical network address that corresponds to the IP address of Ivanti EPMM. ARP is Address Resolution Protocol, a low-level network protocol. | | domain-name | Displays the domain name of Ivanti EPMM. | | interface brief | Displays IP interface status and configuration. Add the following parameters to the command:
\ \
The ***\*** is either GigabitEthernet or VLAN.
The ***\ ***has the value 1 to 6 for GigabitEthernet and 1 - 4094 for VLAN.
These interfaces are configured using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “Managing network interfaces” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. | | name-server | Displays the IP address of the Internet name servers that Ivanti EPMM uses.
These interfaces are configured using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “DNS and Hostname” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. | | route | Displays the routing table of Ivanti EPMM. These static network routes are configured using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “Routes” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. | Example   \>show ip domain-name +------------------ Domain Name +------------------ mydomain.com \>show ip interface brief GigabitEthernet 1 +----------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+------------------- Interface IP Address Mask Hw Addr Admin State +----------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+------------------- GigabitEthernet1 10.10.17.152 255.255.0.0 00:50:56:91:22:7e up \>show ip route 192.168.57.0/24 via 10.10.1.1 dev eth0 10.10.0.0/16 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.10.17.80 default via 10.10.1.1 dev eth0 :::hint{type="info"} In the show ip route output, default indicates that the network and mask are both 0.0.0.0. ::: ## show log Displays the log file that the parameter specifies. Consider the following when viewing log files: - To navigate within the log, use standard vi commands. - To exit the log, enter q to quit. :::hint{type="info"} The log files are in the Linux directory /var/log. ::: The command takes one parameter that is the name of the log file. The following table lists the available log file names you can use: *Table 6. show log command available log file names* | Log file name | Description | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | mi.log | A superset of the information in the mics, mifs, and employee logs. | | startup.log | Information logged during startup. | | cron | All cron jobs run since last reboot. | | rpmpkgs | A listing of all the deployed rpm packages on the system. | | boot.log | Information collected during boot up. | | suspend.log | Not used. | | mysqld.log | Information collected during MySQL startup. | | messages | All system messages since last restart. | | dmesg | Hardware status messages collected during startup. | | secure | List of executed commands since last restart. | | mivmstat.log | Running log of information about the virtual machine, including, but not limited to, processes, free, buffered, and cached memory, swap, i/o, system, and CPU. | | mics.log | WARN, INFO, and ERROR messages from the Ivanti EPMM System Manager. | | employee.log | WARN, INFO, and ERROR messages about employee device registration activity. | | mifs.log | WARN, INFO, and ERROR messages from the Admin Portal. | | mai.log | MAI information, if MAI is enabled. | | catalina.out | Stdout for the tomcat1 server. Includes verbose Employee and MIFS logs. | | catalina2.out | Stdout for the tomcat2 server. A verbose MIFS log. | | catalina3.out | Stdout for the tomcat3 server. A verbose MAI log, if MAI is enabled. | | catalina4.out | Stdout for the tomcat4 server. A verbose Atlas log, if Atlas is enabled. | Example   \> show log mifs.log \> --log 'tomcat/mifs.log' -- ## show logging Displays the configured syslog server information: - IP address - log level - state This information is configured in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager, in Settings > Data Export SysLog Servers, described in “Syslog” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. The log level values displayed by this command correspond to the configured log levels as follows: *Table 7. show logging command log levels* | Log level value | Log level description | | --------------- | --------------------- | | 0 | Emergency | | 1 | Alert | | 2 | Critical | | 3 | Error | | 4 | Warning | | 5 | Notice | | 6 | Info | | 7 | Debug | Example   \>show logging +--------------+--------------+--------------- IP Address + Loglevel + State +--------------+--------------+--------------- myLogserver.com 5 enable ## show logtail Displays the last ten lines (the tail) of the specified log. The command takes one parameter that is the name of the log file. See [show log](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F) for the list of available log files. To exit from the show logtail command, enter Ctrl-C. Example   \>show logtail mifs.log \--log 'tomcat/mifs.log' --tail -- /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/include.jsp /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/index.jsp /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/styles /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/styles/mobir.css /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/listRadius.jsp /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/pages/micsLogin.jsp /mi/tomcat2/webapps/mics/WEB-INF/remoting-servlet.xml /mi/tomcat-properties/license.properties /mi/tomcat-properties/datapurge.properties /mi/tomcat-properties/mifs.properties ## show memory Displays information about free and used memory on Ivanti EPMM. This command executes the Linux command free. See Linux man pages for more information. Example   \> show memory total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 2135892 2065440 70452 0 146848 456292 -/+ buffers/cache: 1462300 673592 Swap: 4192956 12 4192944 ## show ntp status Displays the currently configured time sources. The time sources are Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers. An NTP server figures out how much the system clock drifts and smoothly corrects it. You can configure the NTP servers using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “Date and Time (NTP)” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. Example   \>show ntp status +-----------+--------------------+ Index + NTP Server + +-----------+--------------------+ 0 172.16.0.1 ## show processes Displays the processes running on Ivanti EPMM. :::hint{type="info"} This command executes the Linux command ps auxwww. See Linux man pages for more information. ::: Example   \>show processes ## show service Displays the status for configured services such as SSH and NTP. You can enable SSH and set the maximum number of sessions using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “CLI” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. For NTP, see “Date and Time (NTP)” in the same guide. Example   \>show service +------------+-----------+--------------- Servicename + Enabled + Max.Sessions +------------+-----------+--------------- ssh yes 5 ntp yes ## show software repository Displays the currently configured location for Ivanti EPMM software updates. This location is configured using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in Maintenance > Software Updates. Example   \>show software repository +------------------------------------------+---------------+----------- Software repository Username Password +------------------------------------------+---------------+----------- myRepositoryServer.com RepositoryUserId ## show tcp Lists information about all active TCP ports. This information provides traffic statistics and can help identify network problems. :::hint{type="info"} This command executes the Linux command netstat -nat. See Linux man pages for more information. ::: Example   \>show tcp Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:8005 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:199 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:3306 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN . . . The following table describes the information displayed: *Table 8. show tcp command information display* | Column heading | Description | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Proto | The protocol. Always TCP. | | Recv-Q | The number of bytes not copied by the user program connected to this socket. | | Send-Q | The number of bytes not acknowledged by the remote host. | | Local Address | The IP address of the local computer and the port number being used. If the port is not yet established, the port number is shown as an asterisk (\*). | | Foreign Address | The IP address and port number of the remote computer to which the socket is connected. If the port is not yet established, the port number is shown as an asterisk (\*). | | State | The state of the connection. Possible states are:
LISTEN
SYN-SENT
SYN-RECEIVED
ESTABLISHED
FIN-WAIT-1
FIN-WAIT-2
CLOSE-WAIT
CLOSING
LAST-ACK
TIME-WAIT
[These states are further described in http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793.](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793) | ## show timeout Displays the currently configured idle timeout for the CLI in minutes. The value 0 indicates no timeout. The timeout value is configured using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “CLI” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. Example   \>show timeout +--------------------------- Cli Idle Timeout in Minute(s) +--------------------------- 0 ## show version Displays the currently installed version of Ivanti EPMM software. Example   \>show version VSP 4.5.0 Build 47 ## timeout Sets the idle timeout for the CLI. Enter the number of minutes between 0 and 9999. Example   \>timeout 150 You can also set the CLI idle timeout using the Ivanti EPMM System Manager in the Admin Portal, described in “CLI” in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager Guide. ## traceroute Displays the network route to the specified destination. Specify one of the following parameters: *Table 9. traceroute command parameters* | Parameter | Description | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | | hostname | The destination’s host name. | | IP address | The destination’s IP address. | Example   \>traceroute 173.194.33.43 traceroute to 173.194.33.43 (173.194.33.43), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.1.1 (10.10.1.1) 4.808 ms 5.481 ms 6.112 ms 2 \* \* \* . . . \>traceroute google.com traceroute to google.com (173.194.33.45), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.1.1 (10.10.1.1) 5.268 ms 5.933 ms 6.564 ms 2 \* \* \* . . .