Can't access OPNsense via proxmox console and SSH

[Einsteinli]

Hi,

I'm using the newest version of OPNsense, 24.1, running on a Proxmox VM, and overall, the experience has been smooth sailing. However, I've hit a roadblock while attempting to set up an LTE Stick from Huawei. I've been following the official documentation https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/cellular.html, but I'm encountering difficulties right from step 1 due to console access issues.

Initially, I attempted to utilize the Proxmox console, but I kept receiving the error message "This account is currently not available." Even after enabling SSH connections, I encountered the same error. I've been trying to connect using the root account, assuming the settings were correctly configured.

Does anyone have insights into why I might be unable to access OPNsense via console? Alternatively, I'm open to suggestions for circumventing this issue or approaching step 1 of the LTE setup documentation differently.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

[patient0]

That screenshot from the login is odd, how did you install OPNsense? Using the ISO attached to a new, empty VM you created in Proxmox and following the install instructions?

And connecting to the console using Proxmox, right-click on the VM >_ Console, then following should appear after OPNsense booted up:

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*** OPNsense.somesome: OPNsense 24.1.2_1 ***

LAN (vtnet1)    -> v4: 192.168.1.2/24
WAN (vtnet0)    -> v4: 10.111.222.2/24

HTTPS: SHA256 <lots of digits>
               <more digits>
SSH:   SHA256 <snip> (ECDSA)
SSH:   SHA256 <snip> (ED25519)
SSH:   SHA256 <snip> (RSA)

FreeBSD/amd64 (OPNsense.somesome) (ttyu0)

login:

[newsense]

Did you make any changes to the root account ?

If you have a current copy of the configuration you could simply reinstall and restore the config

[cookiemonster]

root user account is probably disabled (which is good practice). System > Access > users
Or, it might have a /nologin shell.
OP once there, you should create a new user, make it member or admins group and that will allow you to sudo when needed.

[Einsteinli]

thx for all the answers :D

Or, it might have a /nologin shell.

Seems to be the problem. What should I choose instead?

[cookiemonster]

for the root account is best to set to freebsd default /bin/csh on vanilla freebsd but for OPN, best to /usr/local/sbin/opnsense-shell . The OPN devs know best.

[Einsteinli]

thank you, now everything works :D

[cookiemonster]

very good. Remember if you can/want, to use your own separate user account instead of root and disable root. Make your user account member of wheel/admins and that account will have the same privileges but has a better chance of spotting a mistake before causing a problem i.e. needs to sudo which should prompt you to pause before running the command. Can always sudo -s  for elevating for more than a few commands.