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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This is a stub for launching xossh in the xosproject/xos-client container.
+# It's assumed that this script is being invoked on your machine in the local scenario
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=`dirname $0`
+CERT_FILE="$PWD/$SCRIPT_DIR/../../../../../cord_profile/im_cert_chain.pem"
+CRED_FILENAME="$SCRIPT_DIR/../../../../build/platform-install/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org"
+PASSWORD=`cat $CRED_FILENAME`
+
+docker run --rm -it --name xossh \
+	--link rcord_xos_core_1:xos-core --net xos \
+	-v "$CERT_FILE":/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/local_certs.crt \
+	xosproject/xos-client:candidate \
+	 -u xosadmin@opencord.org \
+	 -p "$PASSWORD" \
+	 -S xos-core:50051