Enabling SSH access in Aria/VCF Operations

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This article provides steps on enabling SSH in Aria/VCF Operations.

UI Method

To enable SSH on Aria/VCF Operations, log into the Aria/VCF Operations Admin UI as the local admin user.
Under the SSH Status column, toggle the switch to the Enabled position for each node you want to enable SSH on.

The following steps can also be used to enable SSH on Cloud Proxies.

Log into the desired Aria Operations node as root via SSH or Console, pressing ALT+F1 in a Console to log in.
Note: By default, there is no root password configured. Press Enter twice, then provide a new password and re-type it to confirm.
Start the SSH service by running the command:
```
systemctl start sshd
```
To see whether the service is running or not from the command line, run this command:
```
systemctl status sshd
```
After a restart of the Aria/VCF Operations node, SSH needs to be enabled again. To configure SSH to start automatically, run this command:
```
systemctl enable sshd
```
From a security perspective, it is not recommended to leave the SSH service running/enabled permanently.

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