Enable SSH on ESXi

Don't normally bother writing blogs that just reference another blog, but this one gem me a while to find, so if only for my own reference I'm copying it here:

Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1

Type: unsupported

Enter the root password

At the prompt type “vi /etc/inetd.conf”

Look for the line that starts with “#ssh” (you can search with pressing “/”)

Remove the “#” (press the “x” if the cursor is on the character)

Save “/etc/inetd.conf” by typing “:wq!”

Restart the management service “/sbin/services.sh restart”

Original entry was here, nice one :)