On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:04:57 -0600 Dave Ulrick d-ulrick@comcast.net wrote:
Every so often I have to boot Linux into single-user mode. I do this by waiting for the Grub2 menu, selecting the desired kernel, and pressing 'e'. Then I select the 'linux' statement, add '<space>1' to the end of the line, and boot with <Ctrl-X>.
This still works fine, but since upgrading to Fedora 34 I've noticed that the menu overrides I make in this manner are persistent. That is, if I add "1" to the end of the boot parameters for one boot, "1" will remain in effect until I explicitly remove it: press 'e' from the Grub2 menu, remove "<space>1", and press <Ctrl-X>.
I don't have an answer, but the last time I edited a boot entry, it did not have this behavior, the change was temporary. It sounds like a bug rather than a feature. If it was legitimate, it should also change GRUB_CMDLINELINUX in /etc/default/grub to reflect the change.
I don't recall seeing any discussion of a change like this, but I could have missed it.