https://msc.siamtools.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Enable_SSH_ESXi 2026-05-01T19:30:53Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.28.0 https://msc.siamtools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Enable_SSH_ESXi&diff=184&oldid=prev 2008-08-26T10:00:11Z

<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;By default this isn’t possible. But there’s a way to get this working, just do the following&#039;&#039;&#039;: Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1 &lt;br&gt;Type: &#039;&#039;&#039;unsupported &lt;br&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Enter the r...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''By default this isn’t possible. But there’s a way to get this working, just do the following''':<br /> <br /> Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1 &lt;br&gt;Type: '''unsupported &lt;br&gt;'''Enter the root password &lt;br&gt;At the prompt type “'''vi /etc/inetd.conf'''” &lt;br&gt;Look for the line that starts with “#ssh” (you can search with pressing “/”) &lt;br&gt;Remove the “#” (press the “x” if the cursor is on the character) &lt;br&gt;Save '''“/etc/inetd.conf'''” by typing “:wq!” &lt;br&gt;Restart the management service '''“/sbin/services.sh restart'''”</div>

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