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Hi guys,
I am currently trying to install the new Venus OS 3.1 (large) on a Raspi.
I have been on 2.9.2 before which refuses to update.
Unlike in the 2.x versions, there is no longer a menu to enable remote login via ssh.
In the "General" menu under "Remote Support" I can only choose between "User & Installer" and "User"; no more "Superuser".
Also, the "set root password" and "enable ssh" menus have disappeared.
What can I do?
Nothing has changed. The Superuser selection is hidden by default and always has been. It's all explained here:
https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:root_access
Thanks, Kevin for your answer. I just found it out myself, paying an hour of my lifetime (for the second time) :-(
What the hell is that supposed to be? Security through obscurity? Shame on Victron :-(
Hi @solar noob
I didn’t make the decision, but doing it this way forces people to read the documentation first and hopefully understand the security implications of opening these ports and interfaces.
SSH tunnelling in a power control system can have serious security consequences.
It should be the first hit on a Google search, and linked in the manual, so I don’t think it’s too obscure.
And if any member tags their post with venus the ssh doc will magically appear in the "related documents" section of the page, as it now also does for this topic.
Yes, I read the docs month ago. But as I don't have a photographic rememberance I forgot about that weired move.
If you refer to this page https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:root_access I cannot see any notes about security implications.
I don't understand how to better understand the security implications by knowing that I have to press a certain button for a couple of seconds? A simple popup-Window would comply with the standards and would do much better.
And btw. No need to read the manual. You can find instructions on youtube, too - also without mentioning security :-)
