Authenticate to ESX server using Public / Private keys over…

Use this procedure to allow you to connect over SSH into your ESX server(s) without using a password using a Public / Private key pair. Although you can set your ESX server to allow you to authenticate as root over SSH this is not recommended so this procedure relies on you having created a limited user account in this case vadmin. You can add this user by: useradd vadmin passwd vadmin xxxxxx So, to continue: Edit the ssh config file: vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config In the # Authentication add a… More information...