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pcluster ssh - AWS ParallelCluster
Named arguments

pcluster ssh

PDFRSS

Runs a ssh command with the cluster user name and IP address pre-populated. Arbitrary arguments are appended to the end of the ssh command line.

pcluster ssh [-h]
                 --cluster-name CLUSTER_NAME
                [--debug]
                [--dryrun DRYRUN]
                [--region REGION]

Named arguments

-h, --help

Shows the help text for pcluster ssh.

--cluster-name, -n CLUSTER_NAME

Specifies the name of the cluster to connect to.

--debug

Enables debug logging.

--dryrun DRYRUN

When true, prints the command line that would be run and exits. (Defaults to false.)

--region, -r REGION

Specifies the AWS Region to use. The AWS Region must be specified, using the AWS_DEFAULT_REGION environment variable, the region setting in the [default] section of the ~/.aws/config file, or the --region parameter.

Example:

$ pcluster ssh --cluster-name mycluster -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Runs an ssh command with the user name and IP address of the cluster pre-populated:

ssh ec2-user@1.1.1.1 -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa

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