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Which action should an administrator perform to allow ESXi Shell or SSH access for users with administrator pr

Strict Lockdown Mode has been enabled on an ESXi host.
Which action should an administrator perform to allow ESXi Shell or SSH access for users with administrator privileges?

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A.
Grant the users the administrator role and enable the service.

B.
Add the users to Exception Users and enable the service.

C.
No action can be taken, Strict Lockdown Mode prevents direct access.

D.
Add the users to vsphere.local and enable the service.

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12 Comments on “Which action should an administrator perform to allow ESXi Shell or SSH access for users with administrator pr

    1. Fonda ain't got a motor in the back of her Honda says:

      ESXi host becomes unavailable unless the ESXi Shell and SSH services are enabled and Exception Users are defined
      *https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2015/03/vsphere-6-0-lockdown-modes.html

      unless the ESXi Shell and SSH services are enabled and Exception Users are defined
      *https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-88B24613-E8F9-40D2-B838-225F5FF480FF.html

      DETAIL:
      In strict lockdown mode, which is new in vSphere 6.0, the DCUI service is stopped. If the connection to vCenter Server is lost and the vSphere Web Client is no longer available, the ESXi host becomes unavailable unless the ESXi Shell and SSH services are enabled and Exception Users are defined. If you cannot restore the connection to the vCenter Server system, you have to reinstall the host.




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  1. Bingo says:

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    In normal lockdown mode the DCUI service is not stopped. If the connection to the vCenter Server system is lost and access through the vSphere Web Client is no longer available, privileged accounts can log in to the ESXi host’s Direct Console Interface and exit lockdown mode. Only the following accounts can access the Direct Console User Interface:

    Accounts in the Exception User list for lockdown mode who have administrative privileges on the host. The Exception Users list is meant for service accounts that perform very specific tasks. Adding ESXi administrators to this list defeats the purpose of lockdown mode.




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