lxc-console

Connect to container console

$ sudo lxc-console container_name

$ sudo lxc-console -t 1 container_name

$ Ctrl+a q

$ lxc-console --help

lxc-console [options] -n containername_

lxc-console launches a console for the specified container. It connects to a tty device provided by the container's init system, allowing interactive access.

-n, --name NAME

Name of the container to connect to

Connect to tty number N instead of an available one

Set escape character (default: 'a' for Ctrl+a)

Use alternate container path

Display help information

The escape sequence to exit the console is Ctrl+a followed by q (unless changed with -e). The container must have an appropriate getty or login process running on its tty.

lxc-console is part of LXC (Linux Containers), providing OS-level virtualization for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a single host.

lxc-start(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc-stop(1)