[CLUE-Tech] LILO vs. GRUB root reset

Dave Price davep at kinaole.org
Mon Dec 10 15:07:13 MST 2001


On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 03:22:28PM -0600, Jason Canney wrote:
> 
> There is a process with LILO for resetting the root password.  How is this
> done with GRUB?  I don't seem to find the method for booting into a single
> user mode.  This is with the caveat that I am unable to get into the system
> at all.
>
At the lilo prompt, type 'linux 1' If the timeout is too quick, hit the
left shift key to stop the countdown (i think that's it, or maybe left
ctrrl).

aloa (and HTH),
dave




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