Re: [Nolug] How to boot linux single?

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Dave Prentice wrote:

> Does anybody know how to boot Linux single on Redhat 8.0 starting with
> Grub? I have a donated box for which I don't know the root password,
> so I need to get in and change it.

When grub comes up pick the kernel you want to boot, press 'e' for edit.
Find the line that starts with kernel. Press 'e' for edit, and add
'single' to the end of the kernel line. Esc (i think) then hit 'b' for
boot.

(i wrote this from memory...so might not be exactly correct)

ray

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