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Re: [Xen-users] Re: lost root password in guest
| To: | Alexandre Bezroutchko <abb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-users] Re: lost root password in guest |
| From: | Paras pradhan <pradhanparas@xxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Wed, 11 May 2011 09:33:34 -0500 |
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I normally start the domU using xm -c , edit the grub menu and add 'single' or '1' at the end then it will boot to the single mode . Then change the password. Paras. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Alexandre Bezroutchko <abb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Apparently I can't find back the original question, but if the problem is in > the lost root password as the subj suggests, there is a nice trick: set Boot > OS parameters (XenCenter, VM Properties, Startup Options) to 'init=/bin/sh' > and reboot -- you will get root prompt on your console. You'll have to > remount your root file system in rw mode (mount -o remount,rw /) before you > can make any changes on the file system. Just my 2 cents. > > Cheers, > Alex > www.gremwell.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users |
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