Log in to an App VM

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Use this procedure to log into a VM.

You must have the Tenant Admin (tadmin) role to log into a VM. For more information about roles, see User Roles.

If you log directly into a App VM, you are not accessing the system through the MCMU and you cannot run mcmu commands.

Caution - Never manually manage VMs using Oracle Solaris zone commands. Always manage the VMs through MCMU BUI or MCMU CLI. See Accessing the MCMU (BUI and CLI).

When you log into MiniCluster, the default prompt is: username@hostname/directory(% or $ or #), however, for brevity in examples, the prompt is shortened to % for users and # for superuser.

This procedure describes how to access VMs using the ssh command. Depending on the software and services installed in the VM, the VM might also be accessible through those services.

From a terminal window with network access to the system, use the ssh command to log into a VM.
Syntax:
```
% ssh user_name@VM-hostname_or_IPaddress
```
where:
- user_name is a valid user name of a user with the Tenant Admin (tadmin) role.
- VM-hostname_or_IPaddress is either the hostname or IP address of the VM. You can obtain VM names from Application → Virtual Machines (see View App VM Groups and VMs (BUI).
For example:
```
% ssh mcinstall@appg500-zone-1-mc4-n2
```
Enter a valid password for the mcinstall user account.
If needed, assume the root role.
The password is the same password used for the mcinstall user.

For example:
```
% su root
Password: **************
#
```
At this point, you can perform administrative tasks in the App VM.