Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access

You can use the vCenter Server 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 Bash shell for a specific time interval.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vCenter Server Management Interface as root.

Procedure

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

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

3. Click OK to save the settings.