Tuts4Tech » remote http://tuts4tech.net Tech Tutorials Tue, 04 May 2010 20:35:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Enabling SSH on ESXI http://tuts4tech.net/2009/07/19/enabling-ssh-on-esxi/ http://tuts4tech.net/2009/07/19/enabling-ssh-on-esxi/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:01:29 +0000 Duffy http://tuts4tech.net/?p=507
  • On the console screen press ctrl+alt+f1
    console

  • Type in unsupported then press enter and then type in your root password, You should know have a console window like the one below
    loggedin
  • Run the following command 
    vi /etc/inetd.config

    Press the i key and then use the arrow keys until you come down to the line that beings with #ssh remove # then press the esc key followed by :wq

  • Finally we need to restart inetd run ps aux | grep 'inetd' note down its pid then run kill -HUP pid
    • ]]>     http://tuts4tech.net/2009/07/19/enabling-ssh-on-esxi/feed/ 0     Enable Serial Console http://tuts4tech.net/2009/06/01/enable-serial-console/ http://tuts4tech.net/2009/06/01/enable-serial-console/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:31:07 +0000 Duffy http://tuts4tech.co.cc/?p=218 This tutorial will show you how to set up a serial console on a Linux system, and connect to it via a null modem cable. This is quite useful as it allows you to easily get a console on the system if there are any problems with it and you cannot access it via ssh

    Check that you have a serial port and it is enabled in your bios

    dmesg | grep tty

    root@duffys-place:~# dmesg | grep tty
serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
00:09: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A

    Configuring Lilo

    1. open up /etc/lilo.conf 
      nano /etc/lilo.conf
    2. Find the the serial line and change it to the following: 
      serial=0,38400n8
    3. Now edit your kernel settings so they include the line 
      append="console=ttyS0,38400n8"

      It should look something like this

      default=Linux
image=/vmlinuz
        label=Linux
        append = "console=ttyS0,38400n8"
        initrd=/initrd.img
    4. Run /sbin/lilo to apply the changes

    Enable Logins

    1. Open up /etc/inittab 
      nano /etc/inittab

      and add the following line

      T0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 38400 vt100

    Testing It

    1. Plug one end of your null modem cable into your server and the other into your computer
    2. Open your terminal client i used putty hyperterminal works fine too
    3. Use the following settings: 
      Port: COM1 or COM2(what ever your serial port is)
Bits per second: 38400
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
    4. You should be able to see your console. If you have any issues feel free to leave a comment
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