How to enable/disable BASH on vCSA to transfer files via SCP

If you want to transfer data from or to the vCSA with a client like WinSCP or e.g. you get the error message “The remote Server sends no data” or similar.

Go to vSphere Web Client > Administration > System Configuration > Nodes > your vCSA > Manage > Access

You will see that Bash shell is set to disabled, but you can’t change it via Edit… To change the BASH access you have to go SHELL via SSH.

• Connect vCSA via putty

• enable SHELL > shell.set –enabled True
  

• start SHELL > shell
  

• activate BASH > chsh -s “/bin/bash” root
  

Now you can connect vCSA via WinSCP or e.g.

To disable the BASH use the command

• chsh -s /bin/appliancesh
  

 

原文地址：http://blog.ganser.com/how-to-enabledisable-bash-on-vcsa-to-transfer-files-via-scp/