Homework & Coursework Questions

1. Edit a script named update.sh that generates status.html in your web directory: ~/public_html/.
I need to write specific commands to show each specific item
2. The generated webpage should include information related to:
UNIX : kernel version of ed-lab server
USER : number of users on the server and who they are
PROCESS : what is the first (oldest) root's process, and when it started
NETWORK : IP address of eth0 interface and its MAC address
ROUTE : what is the default route of ed-lab server
LAN : how many other machines are there in ed-lab server's local area network (LAN)? what are their IP/MAC mappings?
CONNECTION : how many TCP connections
UPDATE : when is the system information last updated


Relevant:
uname, who, route, ifconfig, hostname, and more



I've already completed the kernel version and the number of users, but I am having a lot of difficulty figuring out what switches to use with the certain commands.



UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States, Robert Walls and Yung Chih Chen, CS197U

Some of the commands are proprietary or have special options - based on what Unix/Linux you have. So- before anyone can help:

1. What OS?
2. What shell are you using to write your code?

I'm using Windows 7 as my OS but I'm accessing Unix through ssh onto a remote server. I'm using tcsh as the shell

What UNIX? Linux, Solaris, HPUX, BSD, FreeBSD, SCO ....?
When connected to the UNIX box please post the output of:

Code:

uname -a

Thanks.

Oh hahaha sorry about that I should have known, I'm getting way too stressed over this assignment but I'm using Linux

---------- Post updated at 11:00 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:33 PM ----------

Sorry it was Linux

OK.
What specifcally do you have a problem with? You said you have done some steps, so there must be others that are a problem.

The problems as of right now that I am having difficulty with are:
1. finding the first process and the date it started( i know it has to do with init but i can't find out how to find a command that only prints the name of the process and another command that prints out the date)
2. Using a command that shows only the MAC address as the output
3. Using a command that shows the default route of the server I am on
4. Using a command that finds the number of LAN connections on the server
5. And a command showing the IP/MAC mappings of each of the LAN connected computers