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

[Robert Threet <rthreet@xxxxxxx>]

Ok - not sure why that didn't work but thanks so much for the xm -c
idea.  Combined with the other ideas I was able to resolve the issue.

Gory details:
http://myratnest.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-fun-with-xen.html

On 05/11/2011 10:12 AM, Robert Threet wrote:
> Still cannot mount filessystem.  I *can* mount loop0p1 - it's the /boot
> partition.
> 
> [root@basket ~]# losetup -a
> /dev/loop0: [fd00]:79331424 (/var/lib/xen/images/vutil.img)
> [root@basket ~]# mount /dev/loop0 /mnt
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> [root@basket ~]# mount -o loop /dev/loop0 /mnt
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> [root@basket ~]# mount -o loop -t ext3 /dev/loop0 /mnt
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop1,
>        missing codepage or other error
>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>        dmesg | tail  or so
> 
> You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
> [root@basket ~]# kpartx -av /dev/loop0
> add map loop0p1 : 0 208782 linear /dev/loop0 63
> add map loop0p2 : 0 51183090 linear /dev/loop0 208845
> [root@basket ~]# mount /dev/mapper/loop0p2 /mnt
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> [root@basket ~]# mount -t ext3 /dev/mapper/loop0p2 /mnt
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/loop0p2,
>        missing codepage or other error
>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>        dmesg | tail  or so
> 


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