Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to edit the access settings for the appliance.

You can enable or disable an SSH administrator login to the appliance. You can also enable access to the vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell for a specific time interval.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.

Procedure

1. In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Access, and click Edit.
2. Edit the access settings for the vCenter Server Appliance.

   Option	Description
   Enable SSH login	Enables SSH access to the vCenter Server Appliance.
   Enable DCUI	Enables Direct Console User Interface access to the vCenter Server Appliance.
   Enable Console CLI	Enables console CLI access to the vCenter Server Appliance.
   Enable Bash Shell	Enables Bash shell access to the vCenter Server Appliance for the number of minutes that you enter.

3. Click OK to save the settings.