Accessing the CLI
How to access the CLI and log in to the vRouter.
To access the CLI, you log in to the vRouter, either directly through the VGA console, a serial console, or remotely by using a Secure Shell (SSH) or Telnet session. The VGA console also provides nine virtual console sessions. These virtual consoles (tty1 through tty9) can be accessed by using the key combinations ALT-F1 (for tty1) through ALT-F9 (for tty9). tty1 through tty6 provide a login prompt. tty7 through tty9 are not used.
Regardless of the access method you choose, after the startup messages are completed, the login prompt appears, as follows:
Vyatta login:
Log in by using the ID and password of a defined user account.