AirWave 8.2.10.0 CentOS7 install:

Re-Enable Root, Reset Password, and delete GRUB

Yes, you need to boot from a Live Distro, or mount the disk with another VM. Knppoix/Ubuntu/Backtrack are what I typically have on hand. If you use Ubuntu make sure you use

“Try without Installing” / Try Ubuntu and don’t install over your AMP server

– Shutdown the AirWave VM

– Add CD ROM to VM, and mount ISO to CD ROM.

– Edit VM Options, Boot Options, Force BIOS setup

              You may have Boot from EFI option with 6.7U3

– Save 

– Boot the AirWave VM

– In the vm BIOS got right to the Boot option

– Hightlight the CD-ROM option, and ++ to move it above Hard Drive

– Exit, Save Changes, Yes

– If Ubuntu use “Try Ubuntu” Option

– open terminal:

 Remove Grub Password

You probably don’t need this but here if you need to get into the boot loader:

sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

sudo nano /mnt/grub/grub.conf

– delete the line that starts with password

– save file

umount /mnt

Enable Root Login

While you’re here go ahead and re-enable root login.

Mount the / drive:

sudo mount /dev/mapper/vg_system-lv_root /mnt

Change passwd file:

sudo nano /mnt/etc/passwd

change the root from nologon to /bin/bash

root:x:0:0:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin  to  root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

Set/Reset Root/Console Password

– set the root password / reset the ampadmin password

cd /mnt

sudo chroot /mnt

passwd ampadmin

passwd root

exit

Unmount the drive and reboot

cd /

sudo umount /mnt

Reboot Ubuntu/Linux and edit the VM setting to disconnect the CDROM and boot into AirWave.