I was working on implementing an OpenVPN server. I looked for the root password to access some of the features and couldn’t find it readily available. Once I found it I thought I should post it on the Web.
Username: root
Password: openvpnas
A couple of reason why I chose the OpenVPN is because it works with just about all operating system including Windows, Mac and Linux. Also from what I was reading it is very secure. The price is very good as well and administrating the server is pretty easy. I recommend people try it out for themselves.
http://www.openvpn.net
Signup for a free account and get 2 access codes for testing free.
I use Ubuntu desktop but I find that when it comes to virtualization I prefer to use Ubuntu Server more because of the small foot print and to make things much leaner.
Since the Desktop version is the only one that will auto mount the tools in ESX/ESXi implementations you need to get a copy of the tar.gz file from one of the Desktop versions and then SCP it over to the server version unpack it and then run the installer.
You need some prerequisite tools for it to install.
Then you can simple run the installer from the TAR.GZ file. I ran into some compile issues but in the end it all worked. If I find some more notes then I will post them here, keep coming back.
VMware is now giving up their base OS virtualization software which I think is one of the best ways to get the most out of your
Setting up ESXi – After setting up the server to enable the SSH using the following directions:
1. At the console of the ESXi host, press ALT-F1 to access the console window.
2. Enter unsupported in the console and then press Enter. You will not see the text you type in.
3. If you typed in unsupported correctly, you will see the Tech Support Mode warning and a password prompt. Enter the password for the root login.
4. You should then see the prompt of ~ #. Edit the file inetd.conf (enter the command vi /etc/inetd.conf).
5. Find the line that begins with #ssh and remove the #. Then save the file. If you’re new to using vi, then move the cursor down to #ssh line and then press the Insert key. Move the cursor over one space and then hit backspace to delete the #. Then press ESC and type in q to save the file and exit vi. If you make a mistake, you can press the ESC key and then type it :q! to quit vi without saving the file.
6. You can either restart your host or run ps | grep inetd to determine the process ID for the inetd process. The output of the command will be something like 1299 1299 busybox inetd, and the process ID is 1299. Then run kill -HUP <proccess_id> (kill -HUP 1299 in this example) and you’ll then be able to access the host via SSH.
7. log in from remote ssh root@IP_ADDRESS