pct-enter
Open a shell session inside a Proxmox LXC container
TLDR
Enter an interactive shell in a container
$ pct enter [VMID]
Run a single command inside a container (use pct exec)$ pct exec [VMID] -- [ls -la]
SYNOPSIS
pct enter vmid
DESCRIPTION
pct enter opens an interactive shell session inside a running Proxmox LXC container. It provides direct console access without SSH, similar to lxc-attach or docker exec. For running non-interactive single commands, use pct exec instead.
PARAMETERS
vmid
Numeric container ID (e.g., 100).
RELATED COMMANDS
$ pct enter - Interactive shell session
pct exec - Run a single command in a container
pct console - Full console access (login prompt)
pct exec - Run a single command in a container
pct console - Full console access (login prompt)
CAVEATS
The container must be running. Requires Proxmox VE host access. Use pct exec for non-interactive or scripted commands.
HISTORY
pct commands are part of Proxmox VE, developed by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH for managing LXC containers in their virtualization platform.
SEE ALSO
pct(1), pct-exec(1), pct-console(1), pct-list(1), lxc-attach(1)