diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-ssh b/tools/test/bin/onos-ssh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Logs in to the remote ONOS instance.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+[ -n "$1" ] && OCI=$1 && shift
+ssh -Y $ONOS_USER@$OCI "$@"