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title: "Accessing the NetMRI Administrative Shell"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRI753/42108297/Accessing%20the%20NetMRI%20Administrative%20Shell"
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Initially connecting to the administrative shell using the SSH command-line client requires that you provide a username as one of the command line parameters, as shown in this example:

`ssh ``–``l admin <system>`

where <system> is the hostname or IP address assigned to NetMRI. At that point, you are prompted for the admin account password, which is the same as that used for the browser interface.

# > Macro (anchor)

 > Macro (anchor)

Administrative Shell Menu

After a successful login, the shell displays a list of commands.

| **To**** ****do**** ****this** | **Type**** ****this**** ****at**** ****the**** ****command**** ****prompt** |
| --- | --- |
| Display the list of commands | ? |
| Display a description of a command | <command> ? |
| View previously executed commands | **Up arrow** or **Down arrow** |
| Edit a previously executed command | **Left arrow**, **Right arrow**, **Backspace**, **Delete** |