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enable ssh access to vmware esxi host

| January 15th, 2009

1. on your ESXi host console press ALT+F1.

2. type unsupported (this won’t be displayed on the screen) and press Enter

3. enter your root password

4. edit /etc/inetd.conf (vi /etc/inetd.conf) find the line with ssh and uncomment it. save the file

5. do ps auxw | grep inetd to find inetd’s PID and send it a HUP signal

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