access config file

[Nas User 333]

Hi,
I want to access the config file, but my freenas crashed, so I can´t access de GUI anymore...
For thid reason I searched on the internet:
https://blogs.oracle.com/karim/entry/reading_a_zfs_usb_drive

But the problem is that i can not import the pool:

test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for test:

Disk /dev/sda: 141,1 GiB, 151535091712 bytes, 295966976 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x4c9a0fed

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 289591295 289589248 138,1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 289593342 295966719 6373378 3G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 289593344 295966719 6373376 3G 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 7,5 GiB, 8053063680 bytes, 15728640 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: D262F703-AF10-11E4-92A0-002215A36996

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 34 1057 1024 512K BIOS boot
/dev/sdb2 1064 15728599 15727536 7,5G FreeBSD ZFS

test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo zpool list
no pools available
test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo zpool status
no pools available
test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo zpool import -D -f
no pools available to import
test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo zfs list
no datasets available
test@test-VirtualBox:~$ sudo zpool import -f FreeBSD
cannot import 'FreeBSD': no such pool available
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Thanks for answering

 

[hugovsky]

I've read somewhere on the forum that config file is stored in .system folder. Why is your box crashing? Have you tryed with another usb stick? please post detailed hardware.

 

[hugovsky]

wait... You have already been answered on this haven't you ?

 

[Nas User 333]

yes but there had no solution been posted and now I started a new thread with a new
approach...

I can not access the .system folder., because I can not access the CLI & the GUI...
So I tried to access the config file with a virtual machine(here is the problem I can not import the pool)


the system works with a new USB stick, but I had not backuped the config file. I want to import the config file, in hope that the system recognizes my old pools...

Is there another way to access the config file

 

[hugovsky]

see this

 

[Nas User 333]

"I can not access ´the path /data/freenas-v1.db´, because I can not access the CLI & the GUI"

 

[danb35]

What operating system are you running in your VM?

 

[hugovsky]

If you can't mount your pool(s) with a new install of freenas, I think you have a lot more problems than not having access to shell.