Howto: enable ssh on ESXi 3.5
By default, ssh access is disabled on VMware ESXi 3.5, so how do i enable ssh on VMware ESXi 3.5?
First, get shell access on the console: Howto: ESXi shell access
Then:
1. Type “vi /etc/inetd.conf” and press “enter”.
2. Locate the line that starts with “#ssh stream tcp nowait root /sbin/dropbearmulti…….”
3. Move the marker over the “#” and press “x”.
4. Press “Escape” and write “:wq”, then press “enter”.
5. Type “/sbin/services.sh restart” and press “Enter”. Note: If you are running ESXi 3.5 Update 2, the services.sh no longer restarts the inetd process. You will have to manually kill the inetd process, in order to restart it and enable ssh access without a reboot. Type “ps | grep inetd” and press “enter”. You will then see something similiar to “1289 1289 busybox inetd”. Then write “kill -HUP 1289″, and remember to write the number “ps | grep inetd” returns to you!
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