VMWare ESXi 3.5U4 - reboot remove SSH Keys

Hi all

I have a server ESXi I'm SSH'ing to. I have generated a public/private key pair. I know it is not supported... but I have a need to do so. I followed the instructions on the creation of the server's .ssh directory and put the keys in there.

Unfortunately, it seems that, after a restart (initiated through the VI Client), the keys were gone, so that any file that was not part of the original installation. I guess is the expected behavior. But, how is it possible solution so that I can continue to connect to the server without password?

Thank you!

You can added your SSH keys to oem.tgz to keep your changes, take a look at this page: http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/customize_oem_tgz.php

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