accelo admin chsh-adpulse

This command temporarily changes the login shell for the adpulse user to allow non-root access for debugging Pulse agents (e.g., Hydra, PulseNode, PulseLogs). This enables users to access logs without requiring root privileges.

Command Syntax

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accelo admin chsh-adpulse [--deadline <duration>] [--shell <shell_path>] [--hosts <host_list>]
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Options

Option	Description
--deadline, -d	(Optional) Timeout duration (e.g., 10m, 1h). Default: 1h.
--shell, -s	(Optional) Shell to use. Default: /bin/bash.
--hosts, -H	(Optional) Comma-separated list of hostnames (e.g., host1.acceldata.dev,host2.acceldata.dev). By default, the shell is enabled on all hosts where agents are deployed. Use this option to limit access to specific hosts.

Example

The below is an example of the command with option details.

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accelo admin chsh-adpulse -d 10m -s /bin/bash -H host1.acceldata.dev,host2.acceldata.dev
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Sets /bin/bash as the shell for the adpulse user on the specified hosts for 10 minutes.

What Happens

Updates the shell in Hydra’s configuration.
Hydra Agent applies the change on the relevant cluster nodes.
After the timeout, the shell automatically reverts to /usr/bin/false.
Enables controlled, temporary access for debugging while maintaining default login restrictions.

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