Previously I could boot into single user mode with the following line
in grub
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.8-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/hdc7 single
After a recent emerge sync and update of world, the above is just a
normal multiuser boot.
I can use
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.8-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/hdc7 softlevel=single
but this is not the same as booting into single user mode. For
example, there are virtual terminals, and hitting ^D does not then put
you into multiuser mode.
I like single user mode for doing (incremental) backups each day
before logging in. I realize I can write "init.d scripts" and will
probably do so, but having an interactive shell "on the way up to"
full multiuser mode seems useful.
Does anyone know the current method of achieving what
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.8-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/hdc7 single
use to do a few weeks ago?
Thanks,
allan
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