Comments on: ESXi ssh and non-root users http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/ Building blocks for virtualization... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jesse http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-6976 Jesse Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:21 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-6976 Is anyone else not able to disconnect from the server as a non-root user? I can ssh and scp fine, but when I type "exit" or after scp is finished it just hangs there forever and it's killing a script I'm working on. It does not do this for the root user. Any ideas? Is anyone else not able to disconnect from the server as a non-root user? I can ssh and scp fine, but when I type “exit” or after scp is finished it just hangs there forever and it’s killing a script I’m working on. It does not do this for the root user. Any ideas?

]]> By: Ivo http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5671 Ivo Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:24:45 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-5671 After you complete the steps above, you should edit your /etc/passwd file. Make sure to have the home directory be :/ and change the shell to be /bin/ash, not /bin/false, and it should work. Tested on ESXi 4.0, update 1. The author may consider adding this info to the article, as many people start solving the problem by reading it. After you complete the steps above, you should edit your /etc/passwd file. Make sure to have the home directory be :/ and change the shell to be /bin/ash, not /bin/false, and it should work. Tested on ESXi 4.0, update 1. The author may consider adding this info to the article, as many people start solving the problem by reading it.

]]> By: FHirad http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4603 FHirad Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:17:54 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-4603 I did all the options which different persons described above and still get "Access denied". My approaches: 1st approach, added user by useradd name 2ns approach, added user by useradd name -M -d / 3rd approach, created /opt directory as described above. None of them worked for me. Any idea? BTW, as I tried to execute kill -HUP inetd_proc_id, I got bad PID. where can I look for inter_proc_id I did all the options which different persons described above and still get “Access denied”.

My approaches:

1st approach, added user by useradd name
2ns approach, added user by useradd name -M -d /
3rd approach, created /opt directory as described above.

None of them worked for me.

Any idea?

BTW, as I tried to execute kill -HUP inetd_proc_id, I got bad PID. where can I look for inter_proc_id

]]> By: Aaron http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4344 Aaron Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:45:40 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-4344 Duncan, I wanted to let you know that the person that put this together, made a change in the process that you have to do with update 2 of esxi Here is what he put: Update: For some reason, the homedir directory seems to get deleted after a reboot. This causes the ssh session to get killed immediatly after authentication. Workaround: create the user with this command: useradd your_name -M -d / Creating the user this way, will set the homedir to “/” (same as for root user) ——— Change the password for this user: passwd your_name Reboot the server reboot Once rebooted, Log in with SSH using your new unprivileged user Use su - to change to the root user. Duncan,
I wanted to let you know that the person that put this together, made a change in the process that you have to do with update 2 of esxi

Here is what he put:
Update:

For some reason, the homedir directory seems to get deleted after a reboot. This causes the ssh session to get killed immediatly after authentication. Workaround: create the user with this command:

useradd your_name -M -d /

Creating the user this way, will set the homedir to “/” (same as for root user)

———

Change the password for this user:

passwd your_name

Reboot the server

reboot

Once rebooted,

Log in with SSH using your new unprivileged user

Use

su -

to change to the root user.

]]> By: просто http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4313 просто Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:49:53 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-4313 Anymore with your non-priviled users because the home-dir can’t be found! Anymore with your non-priviled users because the home-dir can’t be found!

]]> By: danieln http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 danieln Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:02:19 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-4283 Use kill -HUP intead of reboot the server. # kill -HUP inetd_proc_id Use kill -HUP intead of reboot the server.

# kill -HUP inetd_proc_id

]]> By: danieln http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4282 danieln Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:01:20 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-4282 Use kill -HUP intead of reboot the server. # kill -HUP Use kill -HUP intead of reboot the server.

# kill -HUP

]]> By: jts http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-3393 jts Thu, 07 May 2009 17:44:59 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-3393 How would you setup SSH keys so that the ESXi console session would be able to connect to a remote SSH server and NOT have to provide a password? I haven't found a way to generate the keys ON the actual esxi box. How would you setup SSH keys so that the ESXi console session would be able to connect to a remote SSH server and NOT have to provide a password? I haven’t found a way to generate the keys ON the actual esxi box.

]]> By: SangCheol Woo http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 SangCheol Woo Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:39:05 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-2106 the file or sub-dir on / dir which you created will be deleted everytime you reboot! So, I succeed like this way. mkdir /home useradd someone passwd someone tar cvf home.tar /home mv home.tar /opt edit /etc/rc.local bottom line tar xvf /opt/home.tar -C / files in /opt dir never deledted after reboot. So, I can now ssh to esxi host with non-root user account. the file or sub-dir on / dir which you created will be deleted everytime you reboot!

So, I succeed like this way.

mkdir /home
useradd someone
passwd someone
tar cvf home.tar /home
mv home.tar /opt

edit /etc/rc.local bottom line
tar xvf /opt/home.tar -C /

files in /opt dir never deledted after reboot.
So, I can now ssh to esxi host with non-root user account.

]]> By: Johan http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/14/esxi-ssh-and-non-root-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1849 Johan Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:33:38 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=347#comment-1849 This is a tricky tip! The home dir is beeing removed when you reboot the server. Meaning that you can't login anymore with your non-priviled users because the home-dir can't be found! Grz. Johan This is a tricky tip!
The home dir is beeing removed when you reboot the server.
Meaning that you can’t login anymore with your non-priviled users because the home-dir can’t be found!

Grz. Johan

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