Lish Documentation
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Please see the article in the Linode Library on Using the Linode Shell (Lish) for more information and additional resources. |
[edit] Description
Lish, the Linode Shell, allows you to perform certain actions without having to log into the LPM. Lish's primary function is to allow you access to your server's console, even if networking is disabled. View the screencast to see it in action.
[edit] Connecting to Lish
ssh LishUsername@hostXX.linode.com
Where LishUsername is your Lish username, and hostXX is the host your Linode resides. Both of these can be found on the Console tab of the LPM. Lish also listens on ports 443 and 2200.
Before logging in for the first time, you must either set a Lish password or add your ssh public key, both of which are available from the Console tab as well.
Lish will automatically attach to your Linode's console if your Linode is running.
[edit] Detaching Console and returning to Lish prompt
Lish uses screen(1) to connect to your Console. To disconnect and return to Lish, type Ctrl-a d ("control-a" followed by "d"). Once at the Lish prompt, hit return to reattach to the console.
[edit] Menu
[linode2@host26 lish]# help Lish console <tab> completion, ? for menu kill - kill stuck screen sessions exit - exit from lish help - this menu [return] - connect to console version - display running kernel version boot - boot last used (or the only) config profile boot N - boot the specified config profile shutdown - shutdown the Linode reboot - shutdown, then boot the last used config profile reboot N - shutdown, then boot the specified config profile sysrq X - send SysRq X to your Linode destroy - pulls the plug on a running Linode, no fs sync, no warning jobs - view the job queue for your Linode configs - view the configuration profiles for your Linode config N - view configuration profile details for profile N status - view the of your Linode io_status - view IO statistics keysview - view contents of authorized_keys2 logview - view contents of console log
[edit] Examples
To reboot your Linode without having to log into the LPM:
ssh LishUsername@hostXX.linode.com reboot
To view the last 1000 lines from the previous console log, and the current console log:
ssh LishUsername@hostXX.linode.com logview
