HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.00 Administrator's Guide

10 Establishing a user session in a container

HP recommends the following methods to establish a user session in a container:

• srp_su

Use this command from the global view to establish a user session within any type of

container. Note that by default, this command is restricted to the root user.

For example:

# srp_su myContainer

See 8 Using the srp_su command for instructions on how to use the srp_su command.

• Secure Shell (SSH)

SSH is the only supported method of establishing a remote session into a workload container.

Since each container has an exclusive IP address for access, this IP must be used to reach the

SSH service inside the desired container.

• telnet/rlogin

Both telnet and rlogin services are supported inside a system container to establish a

remote user session. As with workload containers, each system container has an IP address

configured for exclusive access to it. Use the container’s hostname or specific IP address to

establish a connection with the rlogin or telnet service of the desired system container.

NOTE: For workload containers, login access will be restricted to a set of HP-UX users and groups

specified with the login service in the workload template. If you did not apply the login service to

the workload container, then login access is unrestricted.