[libvirt-users] username and passwd after create VM from XML dump

[Yuanzhen Gu]

On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Eric Blake <eblake at redhat.com> wrote:

> On 08/05/2014 03:02 PM, Yuanzhen Gu wrote:
> > Good afternoon guys,
> >
> > I created the VM from XML dump,
> > # virsh create vm4.xml
> >
> > and # virsh list   I can see the VM running,
> > and I know the ip address for the VM,
> >
> > but how can I know the username and password to login the running VM,
> which
> > is created from XML dump?  is there any place to edit and add the
> username
> > and password in guest domain XML ?   thanks a lot!!
>
> Libvirt is only concerned with what virtual hardware you present to the
>
> guest, not with the OS running in that guest or what username/password
>
> combinations will let you log into that guest OS.  libguestfs may be
>
> able to do some introspection for learning usernames, and also has the
>
> ability to create guest clones where you control the usernames and
>
> passwords to be used in the new guest.
>
>
       Thanks!  so do you mean that I can use libvirt clone a new guest
with which I can give username and password?


>   But it is up to you to manage
>
> your VMs to where you know what username/password pairs are stored for a
>
> given guest image.
>
>
      but I've no idea where the username and passwd be stored, create it
with dumpXML of a VM, I've tried that original VM's username and passwd via
ssh, but it didn't work.

>
> --
> Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
> Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
>
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