Accessing VM root Directory

If you want to access the root directory of Deki Wiki VM you can do so via the following options:

1-With VMware Player
When your wiki has completely booted, a login screen is displayed into VMware player
click inside this window to be able to input something
enter your login = root
enter your password = password
You are now logged and you can launch any Linux command you want
Be aware of the keyboard you use! The VM is configured with an US "QWERTY" keyboard, and when using my french "AZERTY" keyboard I must type pqsszord and not password
You can change this keyboard and language configuration if you want (look for dpkg-reconfigure console-data and dpkg-reconfigure locales)

2-With an external terminal session emulator
My preferred solution! You can have a full screen session, scroll bar, ...
You can use Putty (downloadable here)
The root login via putty (ssh) only works if you enable PermitRootLogin in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
Create a connection with IP address of your VM
Choose ssh protocol (port 22)
Click on Open button and a telnet Window is displayed (login=root, password=password)
The keyboard problem mentioned above doesn't exist here (you can enter "password" normally) 
 

3-With SFTP transfer (verified)
(*Requires working SSH access. Info here*)
You can also make a connection to your VM with an SFTP client (Secure FTP).
Connect, transfer VM files locally, use them locally, then transfer them again into VM. 

I suggest you to use Filezilla client (downloadable here)
To configure access to your Hayes machine, create a site configuration with the following parameters :
Host = w.x.y.z (IP address of your wiki, example 192.168.0.5)
Port = 22
Server type = SFTP using SSH2
Authentication type = normal
User = root
Password = password
If this transfer does not work, please verify these points:
- root access is allowed (you must modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config file)
- you have selected a SSH transfer type (and not a normal FTP transfer)
- read again all the previous lines and the associated links ;-)

4-With FTP transfer
First install and configure proftpd using this guide:  How do I...Connect to deki using FTP?

Then connect to your VM using the following parameters:
Host = w.x.y.z (IP address of your wiki, example 192.168.0.5)
Port = 21
Server type = FTP
Authentication type = normal
User = root
Password = password


5-You can use shared directories proposed by VMware player, or Samba