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Enable SSH on Vyatta / vRouter / VyOS

June 4, 2017 Networking, Vyatta / vRouter, VyOS

One of the first things you will probably want to do when setting up a new Vyatta / vRouter / VyOS install, is to enable SSH so you can configure it from your desk.
The secure shell (SSH) service allows you to securely administer the device from a remote location on the network.
These steps below outline how to enable SSH.
Enter configuration mode

$ configure

Enable the SSH service

# set service ssh

Commit the changes

# commit

Save the configuration

# save

Exit configuration mode

# exit

Example output

vyatta@vyatta:~$ configure
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vyatta@vyatta# set service ssh
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vyatta@vyatta# commit
[ service ssh ]
Restarting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.
[edit]
vyatta@vyatta# save
Saving configuration to '/config/config.boot'...
Done
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vyatta@vyatta# exit
exit
vyatta@vyatta:~$

You should now be able to SSH into your Vyatta / vRouter / VyOS device.

Enable Web GUI on Brocade vRouter / Vyatta

June 4, 2017 Networking, Vyatta / vRouter

The following steps show you how to enable the HTTPS web based GUI on Brocade vRouter / Vyatta. By default, the web gui is disabled, so you must enable it via the command line interface if you wish to use it.
Enter configuration mode

$ configure

Enable the HTTPS service

# set service https

Commit the changes

# commit

Save the configuration

# save

Exit configuration mode

# exit

Example output

vyatta@vyatta:~$ configure
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vyatta@vyatta# set service https
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vyatta@vyatta# commit
[ service https ]
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
.......++++++
........++++++
writing new private key to '/etc/lighttpd/server.pem'
-----
[ service https ]
Stopping web server: lighttpd.
Starting web server: lighttpd.
Stopping PAGER server
Starting PAGER server
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vyatta@vyatta# save
Saving configuration to '/config/config.boot'...
Done
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vyatta@vyatta# exit
exit
vyatta@vyatta:~$

If it is the first time you have enabled the web gui, it will automatically generate the RSA private keys, as shown in the example above.
You should now be able to access the web gui via the address https://your.vyatta.router.ip/