tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post1116763837440543440..comments2023-11-01T18:25:49.063+01:00Comments on VMware Front Experience: [Unsupported] Defeating the VCSA shell timeoutAndreas Peetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-31524912658995485212016-02-10T08:39:03.281+01:002016-02-10T08:39:03.281+01:00Hi Caddo,
sure, you can also just change root'...Hi Caddo,<br /><br />sure, you can also just change root's shell to /bin/bash, but the appliance shell is there for a reason. It is the default and preferred shell that offers the "official" API commands that VMware wants us to use. The bash shell does not expose these commands.<br /><br />If you permanently disable the appliance shell in this way it might lead to functionality not working as expected - now or later. Any significant deviation from the standard configuration can lead to unexpected behavior.<br /><br />Of course the shell timeout hack is also a deviation from the standard, but I consider it less intrusive and dangerous.<br /><br />AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-67088932008307732072016-02-09T21:53:29.474+01:002016-02-09T21:53:29.474+01:00Hi,
just for the sake of talking, isn't it eas...Hi,<br />just for the sake of talking, isn't it easier to just change the root shell to bash and forget about the timeout? Is there a reason why one shouldn't do it that maybe I can't see?Caddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695739493537333790noreply@blogger.com