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Log In to a virtual machine

prlctl enter <vm_id | vm_name>

Logs in to the virtual machine. The command creates a command prompt channel to a virtual machine and allows you to execute commands in it. Parallels Tools must be installed in the virtual machine.

Optional parameters

--current-user or --user <user_name>

Include the --current-user option to log in as the user currently logged in inside the guest OS; or use the --user parameter and specify a user name.

--password <password>

The user password.