On 2005-08-31 09:25:48 -0400 (Wed, Aug), Philip Webb wrote: > Is it still possible to boot into 'single' mode, > ie directly into a no-login root system (for emergencies) ? > > The kernel dox suggest this should work in Lilo > > image = /boot/kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r1 > label = Single > root = /dev/hda3 > append="S" > read-only > > but it boots to a login prompt as usual. > Replacing 'S' with 'single' doesn't work either. > > Does anyone have single mode set up satisfactorily ?
Not tested but found in 'man init', section 'BOOTFLAGS':
-b, emergency
Boot directly into a single user shell without running any
other startup scripts.
..so, try with append="emergency"
The difference lies in that 'single' tells the init process to read and
execute entries in /etc/inittab, while 'emergency' tells to not do it.
You may also try with append="init=/bin/bash" or that nice rescue-shell
which name just slipped out of my memory.. /bin/sash maybe.
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