Veeam RootAccess

Veeam RootAccess Wizard helps you to enable or disable remote root access, or create a regular non-root user account By default ESX Server 3 does not allow remote shell access (SSH) for the root account. Veeam RootAccess Wizard will help you easily enable or disable remote root access, or create a regular non-root user account.

The newly created non-root user will belong to the default 'users' group and will be automatically granted remote SSH access. Su or sudo commands can then be used to elevate to the root account for privileged operations.

Note: To follow security best practices it is recommended to use a regular local account for remote SSH connections as it leaves an audit trail to help you track user activity.

How it works
To enable or disable remote ssh access RootAccess Wizard modifies sshconfiguration file: PermitRootLogin yes to enable remote access and PermitRootLogin no to disable it.

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