diff --git a/cluster/README b/cluster/README
index 209a075..b08874d 100644
--- a/cluster/README
+++ b/cluster/README
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 The cluster utilities are script allowing to work in parallel with a
 number of remote hosts, using utilities such as Parallel SSH (pssh) or
-fping. They all take as first and mandatory argument a host list name
-“NAME”; the list will be searched according to the following pattern:
+fping. They all take as first and mandatory positional argument a host
+list name “NAME”; the list will be searched according to the following
+pattern:
 
 ```  $HOME/.config/cluster/NAME.lst
 
@@ -20,7 +21,13 @@ for example:
 priam
 ```
 
-The scripts provided are detailed in the sequel.
+The scrits based on SSH use the local user's login name as remote login;
+this can be changed using the ``-l`` option, that must appear before the
+hosts' list on the command line, for example:
+
+``` cluster-run -l root openwrt_machines opkg install screen
+
+The provided scripts are detailed in the sequel.
 
 
 = cluster-ping.sh =
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh b/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
index 7fd1bf6..689f8a3 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
@@ -10,22 +10,63 @@
 #
 # Deploy files on a number of remote hosts using Parallel SCP.
 
-if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <hosts_list> <file1> [file2 [...]]"
+print_usage()
+{
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-l login] <hosts_list> <file1> [file2 [...]]"
+}
+
+# Parse the optional arguments with getopt
+export POSIXLY_CORRECT=yes
+export GETOPT_COMPATIBLE=yes
+OPTSTRING="l:"
+ARGS=$(getopt $OPTSTRING $*)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+  print_usage
   exit 1
 fi
+set -- $ARGS
+while [ $# -ne 0 ] ; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -l)
+      LOGIN="$2"
+      shift
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown argument:" $1
+      exit 2
+  esac
+done
 
+# Do we have at least a host list and a command?
+if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
+  print_usage
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+# Check dependencies
 PSCP=$(command -v parallel-scp || command -v pscp.pssh || command -v pscp)
 if [ "$PSCP" = "" ] ; then
   echo "Parallel SSH (pssh) is required for this script to work."
-  exit 2
+  exit 4
 fi
 
+# Hosts' list file
 HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 
+# Login
+if [ "$LOGIN" != "" ] ; then
+  echo "Login: $LOGIN"
+  LOGIN="-l $LOGIN"
+fi
+
 for FILE in $@ ; do
   echo "Deploying '$FILE'..."
-  $PSCP -r -l root -h "$HOSTS" -- "$FILE" /root
+  $PSCP -r $LOGIN -h "$HOSTS" -- "$FILE" /root
 done
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-run.sh b/cluster/cluster-run.sh
index 3e967cf..602a403 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-run.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-run.sh
@@ -10,20 +10,64 @@
 #
 # Run a command on a list of remote hosts using Parallel SSH.
 
-if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <hosts_list> <command>"
+#set -x
+
+print_usage()
+{
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-l login] <hosts_list> <command>"
+}
+
+# Parse the optional arguments with getopt
+export POSIXLY_CORRECT=yes
+export GETOPT_COMPATIBLE=yes
+OPTSTRING="l:"
+ARGS=$(getopt $OPTSTRING $*)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+  print_usage
   exit 1
 fi
+set -- $ARGS
+while [ $# -ne 0 ] ; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -l)
+      LOGIN="$2"
+      shift
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown argument:" $1
+      exit 2
+  esac
+done
 
+# Do we have at least a host list and a command?
+if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
+  print_usage
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+# Check dependencies
 PSSH=$(command -v parallel-ssh || command -v pssh)
 if [ "$PSSH" = "" ] ; then
   echo "Parallel SSH (pssh) is required for this script to work."
-  exit 2
+  exit 4
 fi
 
+# Hosts' list file
 HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
-echo "Command: $@"
 
-exec $PSSH --print -l root -h "$HOSTS" -- $@
+# Login
+if [ "$LOGIN" != "" ] ; then
+  echo "Login: $LOGIN"
+  LOGIN="-l $LOGIN"
+fi
+
+echo "Command:" "$@"
+
+exec $PSSH --print $LOGIN -h "$HOSTS" -- "$@"
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh b/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
index 5f54a14..7300168 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,57 @@
 # Open an SSH interactive shell on a list of remote hosts, opening one
 # GNU Screen tab per host.
 
-if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <hosts_list>"
+print_usage()
+{
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-l login] <hosts_list>"
+}
+
+# Parse the optional arguments with getopt
+export POSIXLY_CORRECT=yes
+export GETOPT_COMPATIBLE=yes
+OPTSTRING="l:"
+ARGS=$(getopt $OPTSTRING $*)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+  print_usage
   exit 1
 fi
+set -- $ARGS
+while [ $# -ne 0 ] ; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -l)
+      LOGIN="$2"
+      shift
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown argument:" $1
+      exit 2
+  esac
+done
 
+# Do we have only one argument left?
+if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
+  print_usage
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+# Hosts' list file
 HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 
+# Login
+if [ "$LOGIN" != "" ] ; then
+  echo "Login: $LOGIN"
+  LOGIN="${LOGIN}@"
+fi
+
+# Create the screen tabs
 for HOST in $(cat "$HOSTS") ; do
-  screen -t $HOST ssh root@$HOST
+  SSH="ssh ${LOGIN}${HOST}"
+  screen -t "$SSH" $SSH
 done