add to kernel boot line:  init=/bin/bash

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org> wrote:

> I am trying to get to single user mode on an Ubuntu server, adding
> "single" to the end of the kernel line brings me to a "control d"
> prompt. How can I get it to boot to a shell instead, so I can set the
> root password?
>
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