How to enable ssh login on VMware ESXi

By default VMware ESXi does not have external SSH access enabled, to enable it you can do the following:

1. Login to the server via the Console.
2. Type: Alt + F1
3. Type: unsupported
4. Type: (your root password)
5. edit /etc/inetd.conf: vi  /etc/inetd.conf
6. Remove # sign in front of ssh, by moving down to the SSH line and type 1x, and then :wq
7. Run: /sbin/services.sh restart

You should now be able to login via SSH.

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