Managing SSH Access for the Automation Appliance
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Managing SSH Access for the Automation Appliance

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Article ID: 420484

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Products

VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

This article provides the steps to activate or deactivate SSH access to the Automation Appliance command line interface.

Security teams may request this action to reduce system exposure.

 

Environment

Aria Automation 8.X

Resolution

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Automation Appliance command line interface as the root user.

  2. To activate SSH access, run the following command:

    Bash
     
    /usr/bin/toggle-ssh enable
    
  3. To deactivate SSH access, run the following command:

    Bash
     
    /usr/bin/toggle-ssh disable

Additional Information

Related documentation
Activate or Deactivate SSH Access