On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:40:13 -0300, Ricardo Saffi Marques wrote:

> On the grub menu, edit the entry of the system you want to boot and on
> the kernel line, add "init=/bin/bash" without the quotes. Boot that
> modded boot instructions sequence. After kernel loads, you'll have a
> bash. Type: "mount -o rw,remount /"

Or just add "rw init=/bin/sh" to avoid remounting /.

It's probably better to use a shell designed for rescue work,
like sash or busybox instead of bash, especially if /usr is on a
separate filesystem.


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