I'm running Workstation 10.1 with an Ubuntu 12.04 X64 guest OS. I installed some driver updates that required reboot and now I am hanging at the boot screen. The log file shows errors, the last of which is I120: File: CreateFileDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (D:\ProgramData\VMWare\):Cannot create a file when that file already exists (183). I'm looking for suggestions to try and recover this VM before starting from scratch again (I know I should have created a snapshot or earlier backup but alas I was remiss in not doing so!). Again any help or suggestions would be welcome since the recreation process would be rather long 😞
Update: I read there is a recovery mode for Ubuntu -
How To Reset Lost User Account Password For Ubuntu:
If you forget your password and cannot use another account to login and change it you can do the following instead.
- Boot up & after bios but before bootloader hold down shift
- Choose entry that says recovery mode and hit enter (Sometimes this entry is under Advanced Boot Options)
- Scroll down to root and hit enter
- type: mount -rw -o remount /
- type: passwd username
replace "username" with the name of the account you are trying to change the password for.
- You will be prompted to enter a new password, do so, and then you will be asked for it again so type it again.
- Type: halt -p
This will shut down your computer, then reboot and login
Wondering if there is a way to boot into the Ubuntu recovery when booting from Workstation 10?
Thanks,
-Scott
