Fsck on Details... https://www.deepreflect.net/tags/fsck/ Recent content in Fsck on Details... Hugo en-US Copyright © 2003 - 2026 Leonardo Rizzi Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:28:29 +0200 GRUB - Init Shell https://www.deepreflect.net/2010/03/30/grub-init-shell/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:44:19 +0000 http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=885 <p>Sometime in case of root password lost or file system corruption, you need to boot system with simple shell, skipping the init sequence.</p> <ol> <li> <p>At Grub prompt press &rsquo;e&rsquo; to edit command before booting.</p> </li> <li> <p>Select &lsquo;kernel&rsquo; line</p> </li> <li> <p>Press &rsquo;e&rsquo; again to edit selected command</p> </li> <li> <p>Type follow at end of the line: init=/bin/bash (or sh)</p> </li> <li> <p>Press &lsquo;b&rsquo; to boot system</p> </li> <li> <p>Now you are at shell prompt. Enjoy</p> </li> </ol> Sometime in case of root password lost or file system corruption, you need to boot system with simple shell, skipping the init sequence.

  1. At Grub prompt press ’e’ to edit command before booting.

  2. Select ‘kernel’ line

  3. Press ’e’ again to edit selected command

  4. Type follow at end of the line: init=/bin/bash (or sh)

  5. Press ‘b’ to boot system

  6. Now you are at shell prompt. Enjoy

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