Cluster warning shown in vCenter Server when Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled
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Cluster warning shown in vCenter Server when Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled

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Article ID: 306610

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
  • When Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled, you see the warning:

    Configuration Issues
    The Local Tech Support Mode for the host localhost.localdomain has been enabled.
    Remote Tech Support Mode(SSH) for the host <server> has been enabled
  • If the timeout setting to stop the service has been set to 0, effectively disabling the timeout, this warning is permanently displayed.


Environment

VMware ESXi 

Resolution

 
  1. Open a VI Client to the ESXi host
  2. Select the ESXi host from the Inventory.
  3. Select Configuration tab Advanced Settings from the Software menu.
  4. Navigate to UserVars > UserVars.SuppressShellWarning.
  5. Set the value from 0 to 1.
  6. Click OK.
You can also do this via the command-line:
 
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/update UserVars.SuppressShellWarning long 1
 
In scripted installs, set:
 
/adv/UserVars/SuppressShellWarning = "1"



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