fixed login functionality for CLI commands

This initialises some legacy components for better session support for console commands.

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Bug fix?      | yes
| New feature?  | no
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
| Fixed tickets | #1908
| Refs tickets  | -
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        | -