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  • Select the ESXi host
  • Select the Configuration tab
  • Select Security Profile under Software
  • Click Properties
  • Select SSH Server
  • Click Options
  • Confirm that Start automatically is selected
  • Click OK

IMPORTANT:

  • You need to log in as root and to enable PermitRootLogin by editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
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    title/etc/ssh/sshd_config

    PermitRootLogin yes

  • Then, you should restart sshd:
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    $ /etc/init.d/sshd restart

How to configure ESX/ESXi to use SSH identity key authentication:

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