Linux: Single user mode¶
- Title:
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- Author:
Douglas O’Leary <dkoleary@olearycomputers.com>
- Description:
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- Date created:
02/2000
- Date updated:
10/02/2015
- Disclaimer:
Standard: Use the information that follows at your own risk. If you screw up a system, don’t blame it on me…
(10/02/15) REALLY flipping old. I can’t remember when linux bailed from LILO in favor of grub, but I know it’s been awhile… I’m getting old…
There’s a couple of ways to get into single user mode. # init 1 works like it does on all systems. What I’m more concerned with is how to boot into single user mode in case I have to fix problems.
You can supply one of two flags to the LILO boot sequence. For the sake of arugment, the default lilo boot lable is ${l}
LILO: ${l} single
Boots the syste into single user mode, after executing most of the bootup rc scripts. Looks like the only ones not run are network related.
LILO: ${l} emergency
Boots the system straight into single user mode without running any of the startup scripts.