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 ## [For all users](#all-users)
 {: #all-users}
 
-At this point, you should have the ISO, its corresponding CHECKSUM file, and the keyring file. Use following commands to verify the ISO (where `${IMAGE_NAME}` corresponds to the filename of the ISO you downloaded).
+At this point, you should have the ISO, its corresponding CHECKSUM file, and the keyring file. Use following commands to verify the ISO (where `${IMAGE_NAME}` corresponds to the filename of the ISO you downloaded). Be sure the working directory is where all three files were downloaded, otherwise the commands below will return errors. For most people, this means running `cd ~/Downloads` first.
 
 First command: