Another workaround might be to use init=/bin/bash in the kernel line
to get a login prompt, then run fsck manually.
But I agree that it should ask for a sudoers password instead, if this
is possible. But after all, it should not ask for a root password, if
there is none available.
** Description
I've written an article about how to perform the fsck on a RAID partition:
http://cocoknight.com/recover-ubuntu-from-failed-fsck-on-raid-partition/
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After fsck failure, mantenance shell asks for root password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372430
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I have the same problem but the machine is running a software raid. Do
you know how I would fsck the software raid filesystem from a liveCD?
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After fsck failure, mantenance shell asks for root password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372430
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