Most modern switches include the ability to use SSH as a remote communications protocol. Here we will enable that functionality and disable telnet on the Dell Powerconnect 3548 switches. Enable SSH In order to enable SSH we need to generate the keys which will be used by SSH to encrypt…
Dell Powerconnect 5500: Enable SSH and Disable Telnet
Most modern switches include the ability to use SSH as a remote communications protocol. Here we will enable that functionality and disable telnet on the Dell Powerconnect 5548 switches. Enable SSH In order to enable SSH we need to generate the keys which will be used by SSH to encrypt…
Dell Powerconnect 6200: Enable SSH and Disable Telnet
Most modern switches include the ability to use SSH as a remote communications protocol. Here we will enable that functionality and disable telnet on the Dell Powerconnect 6248 switches. Enable SSH In order to enable SSH we need to generate the keys which will be used by SSH to encrypt…
Oracle VM 3: Enable Key Based Authentication to OVM CLI
I have been spending some time learning the OVM 3 CLI since it was released in the earlier 3.x versions, however the biggest roadblock for me has always been that they only allow access via SSH on port 10000. However now I know how to enable key based authentication for…
Solaris 11: Permit Root Logins Locally and via SSH
In Solaris 11, a secondary user is created as part of the installation process, the text installation allows you to bypass this, but even if you do you will be unable to login as root to perform any configurations, even though you set the password as part of the setup. …