How to enable SSH in ESXi 4.0 from tech support mode?
1) Log in directly on the console of the ESXi server.
2) Press Alt + F1 to enter to Tech Support Mode (TSM).
3) Type unsupported and enter root password.
4) Edit the inted.conf file using VI Editor.
vi /etc/inetd.conf
5) Remove the # in front of SSH to uncomment the line.
6) Press ESC and type :wq to save and exit.
7) Then restart either the host or inetd process.
8) To restart inetd run below command to determine the process ID for inetd process.
ps | grep inetd
Output will be something like below:
4966 4966 busybox inetd
9) Then run below command to kill the process
kill -HUP <process_id>
for example:
kill -HUP 4966
10) SSH is now enabled in ESXi 4.0 host.
1) Log in directly on the console of the ESXi server.
2) Press Alt + F1 to enter to Tech Support Mode (TSM).
3) Type unsupported and enter root password.
4) Edit the inted.conf file using VI Editor.
vi /etc/inetd.conf
5) Remove the # in front of SSH to uncomment the line.
6) Press ESC and type :wq to save and exit.
7) Then restart either the host or inetd process.
8) To restart inetd run below command to determine the process ID for inetd process.
ps | grep inetd
Output will be something like below:
4966 4966 busybox inetd
9) Then run below command to kill the process
kill -HUP <process_id>
for example:
kill -HUP 4966
10) SSH is now enabled in ESXi 4.0 host.
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