can't go to single user mode

[Karl Larsen]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2008, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>
>   
>> On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 12:04 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>     
>>> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>       
>>>> ok, i'm confused ... wouldn't the only available runlevel options on
>>>> the kernel line in /etc/grub.conf be precisely those for the "init"
>>>> command, and the ones that you could add manually while at the grub
>>>> menu early in the boot process?
>>>>
>>>> according to "man init", that would include "1", "s" or "S", but i
>>>> don't see the word "single" anywhere there.  and i just tested that by
>>>> duplicating the default stanza in grub.conf, renaming the title, and
>>>> just adding "1" to the end of the kernel line.  selecting that option
>>>> from the boot-time grub menu takes me to single-user mode, just as i
>>>> expected.
>>>>
>>>> unless i'm misreading the actual problem here.
>>>>
>>>> rday
>>>>         
>> Why again are you trying to put 1 or single into the grub.conf
>> permenantly rather then doing this by editing the line when the grub
>> menu comes up.
>>     
>
> well, first, i thought that was what the OP was asking for.  also,
> it's actually quicker to just arrow up or down to a single-user form
> of the grub entry and hit ENTER, as compared to going into grub edit
> mode and editing the kernel line.
>
> but here's something i just noticed that strikes me as weird -- if you
> have a grub password, you'll need to enter it to edit the boot line,
> but you *don't* need it to simply make a non-default selection.  i
> *think* i've just verified that, but if someone else wants to confirm
> it, feel free.  that seems like a security hole.
>
> rday
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>   
    I am not sure what the question is. But if you want into the mode 
where there is no X windows or other things in a root terminal type init 
3 and you will for sure be in a single user mode, I think.

Karl


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