Booting VM to single user mode

[tetra...@danwin1210.me]

is it possible?

I tried using `sudo virsh edit MYVM` to add `single` / `init=/bin/bash`
(for fedora & debian, respectively) to the kernel
<cmdline> but the settings would not validate, and after I selected
"ignore" to force it, the machine still did not boot into single-user
mode.

[tetra...@danwin1210.me]

Solution:
qvm-prefs MYVM kernelopts "nopat single"

where `nopat` is whatever kernel options were previously listed in the
output of `qvm-prefs MYVM kernelopts`

Unfortunately there is still the problem that the VM is killed after 60
seconds because Qubes can't connect to the qrexec agent... anyone know
how to disable this?

[awokd]

tetrahedra via qubes-users:

> Solution:
> qvm-prefs MYVM kernelopts "nopat single"
>
> where `nopat` is whatever kernel options were previously listed in the
> output of `qvm-prefs MYVM kernelopts`
>
> Unfortunately there is still the problem that the VM is killed after 60
> seconds because Qubes can't connect to the qrexec agent... anyone know
> how to disable this?
>

Try qvm-prefs with qrexec_timeout. 0 might disable, or some high number.

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[tetra...@danwin1210.me]

On Fri, Jan 03, 2020 at 01:25:36AM +0000, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote:
>> Unfortunately there is still the problem that the VM is killed after 60
>> seconds because Qubes can't connect to the qrexec agent... anyone know
>> how to disable this?
>>
>Try qvm-prefs with qrexec_timeout. 0 might disable, or some high number.

using 0 gives the error "no such property: 'qrexec_timeout'"

High number works.