Total Newb: Locked out of OMV5 after powercut. No passwords recognised. Desperate for help...

  • Hi,

    As a result of a power outage (I guess) my OMV 5 file server won't mount on my Mac. It has been running perfectly up until now.

    When I try to log in over the CLI, no password is recognised. I know the root password is correct as I have used the CLI before, to replace a RAID disk. Now it's not recognised.

    I'm connected directly to the server now and I see the OMV prompt. I was hoping to be able to run omv-firstaid but I need to be logged in for that...

    I found this: https://www.softzone.es/linux/…ar-contrasena-root-linux/ but I don't ever see a GRUB menu.

    At the OMV login prompt, when I try to enter my password where the username should be, I notice that when I try to type a £ sign (Mac keyboard), which is part of my password, it's not recognised. A "3" appears. Could this be why my password isn't recognised? It contains both £ and $. In Unicode you're supposed to be able to type "Option-shift-U-003" to get a £ sign but I can't get this to work either...

    What can I do please?

    • Official Post

    When you say "cli", do you mean ssh or local console?

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    • Official Post

    If you boot from the Debian netinstall iso, you can choose the repair option and change the root password.

    omv 7.4.10-1 sandworm | 64 bit | 6.8 proxmox kernel

    plugins :: omvextrasorg 7.0 | kvm 7.0.14 | compose 7.2.14 | k8s 7.3.1-1 | cputemp 7.0.2 | mergerfs 7.0.5 | scripts 7.0.9


    omv-extras.org plugins source code and issue tracker - github - changelogs


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    Please put your OMV system details in your signature.
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    • Official Post

    yep

    omv 7.4.10-1 sandworm | 64 bit | 6.8 proxmox kernel

    plugins :: omvextrasorg 7.0 | kvm 7.0.14 | compose 7.2.14 | k8s 7.3.1-1 | cputemp 7.0.2 | mergerfs 7.0.5 | scripts 7.0.9


    omv-extras.org plugins source code and issue tracker - github - changelogs


    Please try ctrl-shift-R and read this before posting a question.

    Please put your OMV system details in your signature.
    Please don't PM for support... Too many PMs!

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