On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:01:15 +0000 Tom Furie <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 05:45:14AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > If another OS had not been available but I knew the root password, > > is there some way I could have gained access as root? > > The classic approach to this problem is to pass 'init=/bin/sh' to the > kernel. The method for doing so depends on which boot manager you > might be using. > > Cheers, > Tom That's really cool, and I'm going to remember it. Before this, I've always booted a live CD for stuff like this. Do you think this is going to continue working when we switch to systemd? Thanks for the info. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140315112541.7dd313a5@mydesk
