BinaryData Share Posted April 18, 2017 So, i've got a box running ESXi 6.5, I can login with my KVM Access, however I cannot login with SSH or through the web client. I've reinstalled, and still nothing. I've tried default username / passwords, I've tried older passwords. Anyone got any idea? Link to post Share on other sites
Unobscured Vision Share Posted April 18, 2017 Sometimes restarting the virtual machine will reset things that have gone pear-shaped. You've likely tried that, so ... hmm. I dunno. Check permissions, ports, passwords, the service status, etc. Anything that'll prevent it from working. Link to post Share on other sites
BinaryData Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Unobscured Vision said: Sometimes restarting the virtual machine will reset things that have gone pear-shaped. You've likely tried that, so ... hmm. I dunno. Check permissions, ports, passwords, the service status, etc. Anything that'll prevent it from working. It's running on a dedicated server, it's a fresh install as well. Even the guys who I work with, are baffled by it. I work for VMWare, it troubles me that I'm having such a hard time. I do this sort of thing ALL the time. Link to post Share on other sites
JustGeorge Share Posted April 18, 2017 Older version of ESXi work ok on same hardware? Link to post Share on other sites
BinaryData Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Figured the problem out. 908 Failed Login Attempts on root. Accounts locked for 900 seconds, essentially, permanently locked. Link to post Share on other sites
BinaryData Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Unobscured Vision said: Wow. Hack attempt? Seems so. I'll find out more tonight when I have time to dig into it. Link to post Share on other sites
BinaryData Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, slamfire92 said: Older version of ESXi work ok on same hardware? Yes, Anything 5.x - 6.x works on it. However, I'm running 6.5 to familiarize myself with it. Edit: Solution: Don't Enable SSH. Link to post Share on other sites
JustGeorge Share Posted April 18, 2017 16 hours ago, BinaryData said: Seems so. I'll find out more tonight when I have time to dig into it. Wasn't behind a firewall? Link to post Share on other sites
+BudMan MVC Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 4/18/2017 at 1:16 PM, BinaryData said: Solution: Don't Enable SSH. I am with slamfire92 --> Why would your esxi vmkern be exposed to the pubic internet? Not a good idea!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mindovermaster Share Posted July 24, 2017 @BudMan, why are you jumping an old thread? Link to post Share on other sites
+BudMan MVC Share Posted July 24, 2017 Because I did not catch the date until I hit submit I was browsing the section and that one jumped out at me.. It is a bit old true.. But he never answered why he would have his esxi vmkern exposed to the public internet either. So I am curious still 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
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