Re: [Xen-users] Re: lost root password in guest

[Alexandre Bezroutchko <abb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In XCP/XenServer it is supposed to be possible too, with 
'xe-edit-bootloader' command. I tried it, but somehow it can't find a 
partition to open... I thought 'single user mode' requires root password 
still, at least for some Linux distros like Ubuntu.
On 05/11/2011 04:33 PM, Paras pradhan wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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