It is not recommended to disable ssh root login on Aria Automation, Identity Manager or Aria Suite lifecycle appliances

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Disabling ssh access will result in 'SshDisabledExceptions' errors similar to the below in the /var/log/vrlcm/vmware_vrlcm.log:

 

com.vmware.vrealize.lcm.util.exception.SshDisabledException: Cannot execute ssh commands. Please ensure ssh is enabled
	at com.vmware.vrealize.lcm.util.SshUtils.execute(SshUtils.java:462)
	at com.vmware.vrealize.lcm.util.SshUtils.execute(SshUtils.java:394)

Environment

VMware vRealize Automation 8.x
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.x

Resolution

Aria Suite lifecycle leverages ssh commands to manage environments so it is not recommended to disable ssh root login access on any of these products.