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    umount /mnt/somepoint/
    qemu-nbd --disconnect /dev/nbd0
    rmmod nbd
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    modprobe nbd max_part=8

    **Step 2- Connect the QCOW2 as network block device**
    **Step 2 - Connect the QCOW2 as network block device**

    qemu-nbd --connect=/dev/nbd0 /var/lib/vz/images/100/vm-100-disk-1.qcow2

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    How to mount a qcow2 disk image
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    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

    **Step 2- Connect the QCOW2 as network block device**

    qemu-nbd --connect=/dev/nbd0 /var/lib/vz/images/100/vm-100-disk-1.qcow2

    **Step 3 - Find The Virtual Machine Partitions**

    fdisk /dev/nbd0 -l

    **Step 4 - Mount the partition from the VM**

    mount /dev/nbd0p1 /mnt/somepoint/

    **Step 5 - After you done, unmount and disconnect**

    umount /mnt/somepoint/
    qemu-nbd --disconnect /dev/nbd0