On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 02:23 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 14:44 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 00:59 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:56:33 +0000
> > g <geleem(a)bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> > > > Boot into runlevel 1 and reset your password using the passwd
command.
> > >
> > > i am new to grub. how do i get to runlevel 1? press 'e'?
> >
> > press e when prompted, add a 1 to the end of the boot command line, press b to
> > boot. (Or something close to that -- the instructions are pretty clear on the
> > screen as you go along.)
>
> Equivalently, type 'single' at the end of the boot line. Slightly easier
> to remember.
I did not know that, I'll just stick this in my "Pearls of Wisdom"
folder. Thanx! Ric
This is ancient Unix lore from way before Grub or even LILO (sometimes
it's 's', sometimes it's 'single').
poc