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  1. Shutdown 

  xen-shell> status
  Guest : Running
  xen-shell> shutdown
  xen-shell> status
  Guest : Shutdown

  1. Boot into rescue mode (i.e. "rescue") 

   xen-shell> rescue console
   Running console for 708 - exit with Ctrl+]
   (You might need to press return a couple of times to see activity.)
   #

  1. Mount drive read-write 

   # mount -o remount,rw /

  1. Set password 

   # passwd
   Enter new UNIX password: 
   Retype new UNIX password: 
   passwd: password updated successfully

  1. Mount drive read-only 

   # mount -o remount,ro /

  1. Sync device 

   # sync; sync

  1. Shutdown 

  # halt -f
  System halted.
  Connection closed.

  xen-shell>

  1. Boot OS normally 

  xen-shell> boot


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