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Toggling the vCenter Server Appliance 6.x default shell
posted on March 25th 2019, at 12:15
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You can change the default shell (used when logging on with VMRC or through SSH). By default, this is set to the appliance shell, providing limited functionality. If you rather have BASH as the default shell, you can switch this.
Log on through SSH or VMRC with the root account.
If shell access hasn't been activated yet, run this first:
shell.set --enabled true
If you are running the appliance shell, type shell to launch the BASH shell.
In the BASH shell, at the prompt, type the following to change the default shell to BASH (instead of the appliance shell):
chsh -s /bin/bash root
You'll need to log out for the changes to take effect. The next time you log in, you will log on directly
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