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Toggling the vCenter Server Appliance default shell

  Purpose

This article provides vSphere Administrators steps to toggle between default shells available on the vCentrer Server Appliance (vCSA).
Resolution
Currently, the vCSA is bundled with these supported shells:
  • BASH Shell
  • Appliance Shell

Switching the vCenter Server Appliance 6.x to BASH Shell

  1. Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance through SSH.
  2. Run this command to enable access the Bash shell:

    shell.set --enabled true
     
  3. Type shell and press Enter.
  4. In the temporary BASH shell, run this command to permanently configure the default Shell to BASH for Root:

    chsh -s /bin/bash root
     
  5. Log out from the BASH Shell.
  6. Log in again for the changes to take effect.
Note: For 6.7 please do the below.
  1. Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance through SSH.
  2. Type shell and press Enter.
  3. In the temporary BASH shell, run this command to permanently configure the default Shell to BASH for Root:

    chsh -s /bin/bash root
     
  4. Log out from the BASH Shell.
  5. Log in again for the changes to take effect.

Switching the vCenter Server Appliance 6.x to Appliance Shell

  1. Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance through SSH.
  2. Run this command to change from using the BASH Shell to the Appliance Shell:

    chsh -s /bin/appliancesh root
     
  3. Log out from the Appliance Shell.
  4. Log in again for the changes to take effect.
Related Information

Note: This KB explains how to enable SSH on VCSA and also login issues with VCSA.
If you see the error message Access Denied when logging into an SSH session, see 2146205.

切换 vCenter Server Appliance 6.x 默认 shell
"Access Denied" error when using SSH to login to the appliance

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