single user login

EtherealSoul · n00b Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 34 Location: Portugal

Hi all

Well, this is not really any kind of problem. Is more a help to do something if possible.
Is there anyway, when I'm going into single-user mode or booting into single user mode for the system asking for the root password.
Just like Solaris?

Thanks all
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blackwhite · Apprentice Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 250

Usually just pass single to kernel is enough to single mode when booting the system.
very weird. under kernel version 2.6.12, this does not work. I am not sure why.

blackwhite · Apprentice Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 250

please refer this thread. it is a bug.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-365796-highlight-.html

Dlareh · Advocate Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 2102

"single" isn't consistent in gentoo. I've seen it do at least four different things.

init=/bin/bash works much better

robbyt · n00b Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 32

i like passing the arg. 1

EtherealSoul · n00b Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 34 Location: Portugal

yah when I pass the single or -s or 1 in the command line it goes direct to single user.

What I wanted is you go for single user but it asks for the maintenance/root password .... it's like a safeguard from ordinary users ....
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