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title: Accessing the Operating System Shell
slug: ps/help/en_us/sd/25x/cli/accessing-the-operating-system-shell
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createdAt: 2026-10-06T15:00:39.018Z
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## Introduction

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This chapter described how to access the operating system shell so that you can issue commands.
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Once you have accessed the operating system shell, the** OS Shell** function is automatically enabled in the Services Director VA GUI. This cannot be disabled once enabled.
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## Accessing the OS Shell

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Administrator users can access the operating system shell to issue commands. The admin password is required on the first login only.
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To access the OS shell:
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1. Connect to the CLI:

```bash
login as: admin
Services Director
admin@10.62.167.199's password:
Last login: Tue Sep 11 09:43:12 2016 from 10.62.134.242
amnesia > enable
amnesia # configure terminal
amnesia (config) #
```

2. Start the OS shell:

```bash
amnesia (config) # _shell
[admin@amnesia ~]#
```

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You are now in the operating system shell.
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3. To exit the OS shell, type ctrl + D.