Enable ESX remote ssh root access

01 login as a root from physical server

02 so navigate to /etc/ssh folder Just type in:
[root@esx4.1 ~]#cd /etc/ssh

03 edit the sshd_config file [root@esx4.1 ~]#vi sshd_config

under bellow line you can see the PermitRootLogin line
navigate below line called PermitRootLogin no set to yes


PermitRootLogin yes



and save and exit ex use : wq!

04 restart the sshd service using below command [root@esx4.1 ~]#service sshd restart
[root@esx4.1 ~]# /etc/init.d/sshd restart