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Re: Re: Rescue mode when root account locked

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On Wed, Jan 03, 2024 at 08:44:16PM -0600, Larry Tyree wrote:
> What do I do with no access to another computer?

The original Subject: line says "Rescue mode when root account locked".
Putting the Subject: and the body together, I conclude that the question
is "How do I enter rescue mode when there is no root password set?"

One way is to boot with your installation medium.  It'll probably offer
you some way to "rescue" your installed system.  Some menu option, most
likely.

Another way is to use your boot loader to add "init=/bin/bash" to
the kernel parameters.  This should give you a root shell on a root
file system that's mounted read-only.  Do an fsck on the root file
system, then remount it read-write, then set the root password, sync,
remount it read-only, reboot, and you should be able to enter rescue
mode using your newly set password.

If any of the file systems are encrypted, then I can't help.  I've never
dealt with that.

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Re: Re: Rescue mode when root account locked Larry Tyree <tyreelarry082@gmail.com> - 2024-01-04 04:10 +0100
  Re: Re: Rescue mode when root account locked Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-04 04:20 +0100
  Re: Re: Rescue mode when root account locked Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-01-04 11:10 +0100

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