Cannot Access FreeNAS Using SSH

[JonnyAlpha]

Hi;

I am having trouble with the built in shell in FreeNAS 8.0.3 (canot increase the window size to see the full results for one thing), so I am trying via ssh.
I am using Terminal on a macbook pro and have enabled ssh in FreeNAS

$ ssh <ipaddress>

The I get a password prompt, but I either cannot remember the password or its just not accepting it.

Is the password the Admin account password which I have changed?

 

[cyberjock]

Read section 3.2.1 of the FreeNAS manual. That will explain the "Admin" account.

 

[JaimieV]

Use
$ ssh adminusername@ipaddress
and then enter the password for that admin user.

 

[ben]

JaimieV, no. You do not use the web UI admin login to log in at the shell, because that account is completely separate from the root user account (and every other user account).

Jonnyalpha, you need to have a suitable user account (or check "allow root login with password" if you need to use the root user, you'll also need to set a password for the root account) in the SSH service settings (and then turn the service on and off). Then log in with ssh (username)@(IPaddress).

 

[JaimieV]

I didn't say web admin, just "admin" ie root or other. Thanks for following up.

 

[ben]

Just making sure, since it's a common misperception that "admin" is a real account that you can log into via ssh.