* mailto:arvados@clinicalfuture.com is now arvados@curoverse.com

[arvados.git] / doc / user / getting_started / check-environment.textile

diff --git a/doc/user/getting_started/check-environment.textile b/doc/user/getting_started/check-environment.textile
index c28863e1c76fa5e5fbb2c87cb1f498dc3d2e95da..c199db9871ab1ce4f2e46d759a770a0f24a08d66 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/user/getting_started/check-environment.textile
+++ b/doc/user/getting_started/check-environment.textile
@@ -7,17 +7,23 @@ navorder: 10
 
 h1. Checking your environment
 
+First you should "log into an Arvados VM instance":{{site.basedoc}}/user/getting_started/ssh-access.html#login if you have not already done so.
+
 Check that you are able to access the Arvados API server using the following command:
 
 notextile. <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">arv user current</span></code></pre>
 
-If you receive the message "ARVADOS_API_HOST and ARVADOS_API_TOKEN need to be defined as environment variables", follow the instructions for "getting an API token,":api-tokens.html then return to this document.
-
-When @arv user current@ is able to access the API server, it will print out the unique identifier associated with your account.  Here is an example (you will receive a different identifier):
+If @arv user current@ is able to access the API server, it will print out the unique identifier associated with your account.  Here is an example (you will receive a different identifier):
 
 bc. qr1hi-xioed-9z2p3pn12yqdaem
 
-This unique identifier represents your identity in the Arvados system and is similar to the concept of a pointer or a foreign key.  You may de-reference (get the contents of) any identifier returned by the "arv" command using the @-h@ command line option.  For example:
+However, if you receive the following message:
+
+bc. ARVADOS_API_HOST and ARVADOS_API_TOKEN need to be defined as environment variables
+
+Then follow the instructions for "getting an API token,":{{site.basedoc}}/user/reference/api-tokens.html and return to this document.
+
+The unique identifier represents your identity in the Arvados system and is similar to the concept of a pointer or a foreign key.  You may de-reference (get the contents of) any identifier returned by the "arv" command using the @-h@ command line option.  For example:
 
 <notextile>
 <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">arv -h user current</span>
@@ -44,4 +50,4 @@ This unique identifier represents your identity in the Arvados system and is sim
 </code></pre>
 </notextile>
 
-You are now ready proceed to the first tutorial: "Fetching data from Arvados using Keep.":intro-keep.html
+You are now ready proceed to the first tutorial: "Storing and retrieving data using Arvados Keep.":{{site.basedoc}}/user/tutorials/tutorial-keep.html