# Local ssh from cmd windows

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/local-ssh-from-cmd-windows/22621>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/local-ssh-from-cmd-windows/22621 "2019-07-29T08:07:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![xamsak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c67d28/32.png) [@xamsak](https://forums.balena.io/u/xamsak)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/local-ssh-from-cmd-windows/22621/1 "2019-07-29T08:07:49Z")

</div>

Hello again,

I tried to connect with local ssh from my pc to the host Os. i use balena cli on windows.  
I run the command **balena local ssh** and after that it says to Select a container (? Select a container).  
I choose the container **/resin\_supervisor** , and i get the message :  
**sh: $(if [-f /usr/bin/balena]; then echo “balena”; else echo “docker”; fi): No such file or directory**  
**Connection to 192.168.1.100 closed.**

Does anyone knows why happens that?  
Sakis

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hedss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/hedss/32/210_2.png) [@hedss](https://forums.balena.io/u/hedss)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/local-ssh-from-cmd-windows/22621/2 "2019-07-29T12:49:32Z")

</div>

Hi,

The Supervisor container is not one that is meant to be SSHd into via `balena-cli`. This is the balena Supervisor, which manages the download, initialisation, configuration and running of user applications on a device. It is a very slim container and therefore doesn’t include the services required to `balena ssh` into. All user application services, however, should be.

Hope this helps!

Best regards, Heds

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![xamsak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c67d28/32.png) [@xamsak](https://forums.balena.io/u/xamsak)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/local-ssh-from-cmd-windows/22621/4 "2019-07-29T13:48:01Z")

</div>

Yes it helps… thank you very much.  
i realise that after i post this question.  
Thanks again!