This is a quick guide to mounting a qcow2 disk images on your host server. This is useful to reset passwords, edit files, or recover something without the virtual machine running.
Step 1 - Enable NBD on the Host
modprobe nbd max_part=8
# First install tmux | |
brew install tmux | |
# For mouse support (for switching panes and windows) | |
# Only needed if you are using Terminal.app (iTerm has mouse support) | |
Install http://www.culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php | |
Then install https://bitheap.org/mouseterm/ | |
# More on mouse support http://floriancrouzat.net/2010/07/run-tmux-with-mouse-support-in-mac-os-x-terminal-app/ |