Jail - Virtual Box Template

[fabltd]

I cannot find the default root password for the Virtual Box Jail Template. I need console access to change the PHP-Virtual box interface password.

 

[dlavigne]

From http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_jails.html#using-the-phpvirtualbox-template:

Once installed, input the IP address of the VirtualBox jail into a web browser and enter the username and password of admin into the login screen. Once authenticated, the screen shown in Figure 13.3b will appear in the web browser.

 

[joeschmuck]

What! You're kidding me, it was actually in the user manual yet again!

 

[fabltd]

I want to change these. You need to edit the config hence requiring root access to the underlying OS. Also good network admins always change any default root passwords.

 

[fabltd]

No it was not joeschmuck. Read the question rather than being rude!

 

[joeschmuck]

Read the question rather than being rude!

I did read the question, it seams quite clear to me...

I cannot find the default root password for the Virtual Box Jail Template.

How did I misunderstand that?

Being rude, nope, just poking fun at it because we so often have questions like this where the answers are clearly in the user manual. Now if you're question was different, you may need to restructure the question but you asked for the default root password.

 

[fabltd]

I did read the question, it seams quite clear to me...

How did I misunderstand that?

Being rude, nope, just poking fun at it because we so often have questions like this where the answers are clearly in the user manual. Now if you're question was different, you may need to restructure the question but you asked for the default root password.

I think you have misunderstood!

The virtual box application has an underlying operating system that I would like to SSH into. This will require the root user name and password. The default root password is not documented therefore I reasonably asked the question.

I clearly stated I need console access. Not admin access to the PHP virtual box application.

If anyone can help without the silly comments that would be great.

I am a highly experienced IT professional and not an idiot!

 

[danb35]

For console access, you still don't need the root password. SSH to your FreeNAS installation as root (either connect as root, or connect as an unprivileged user and su -). Run 'jls'. You'll get a listing of your jails, with numbers in the "JID" column. Then run 'jexec # tcsh', where # is the JID number of the virtualbox jail. You'll be inside the jail as the root user. You can then, if you choose, set up the root password (though there's really no reason to do so), and you can make whatever other changes you like.

 

[fabltd]

Thank you danb35 you are a gent. It would be great if freenas could add this to the help they have on the virtual box jail.

 

[joeschmuck]

The advice given will work on any jail, not just the virtual box template. And @danb35 is a good person on these forums.

Look at this on the jls command.

 

[VoodooFX]

UPDATE: never mind, managed to log in.

Hi guys.

What can one do if the admin password is not being accepted anymore?
My Vbox jail was working great up until now, when all of a sudden I get a login screen asking me for user/pass again. Entering admin & pass just throws "invalid username or password".
Password is fine, still works for everything else except virtualbox jail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

The default for phpVirtualBox is admin/admin. There's no connection between the credentials for phpVirtualBox and any other credentials.