Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:41:18 GMT From: Peter Pentchev <roam@FreeBSD.org> To: liamfoy@sepulcrum.org, roam@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/67806: Let 5.x users know how to boot into single user mode in cutting-edge. Message-ID: <200407221441.i6MEfIF7037740@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: Let 5.x users know how to boot into single user mode in cutting-edge. State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback State-Changed-By: roam State-Changed-When: Thu Jul 22 14:39:18 GMT 2004 State-Changed-Why: What do y'all think about the following patch? In case GNATS mangles it, you can fetch it from http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/doc/boot-single.patch Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.203 diff -u -r1.203 chapter.sgml --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml 6 Jul 2004 15:09:54 -0000 1.203 +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml 22 Jul 2004 14:34:13 -0000 @@ -748,9 +748,24 @@ <para>from a running system, which will drop it to single user mode.</para> - <para>Alternatively, reboot the system, and at the boot prompt, - enter the <option>-s</option> flag. The system will then boot - single user. At the shell prompt you should then run:</para> + <para>Alternatively, reboot the system. When the <link + linkend="boot-loader">boot loader</link> starts and displays the + message <quote>Booting [<filename>/kernel</filename>] in 10 + seconds</quote>, press <keycap>Space</keycap> (or any key but + <keycap>Enter</keycap>) to interrupt the countdown and display the + loader prompt, then enter the <command>boot -s</command> command. + The system will then boot in single user mode.</para> + + <note> + <para>If you are using &os.current;, the loader does not display a + countdown, but a full-screen menu instead. Press the appropriate + key to invoke the <quote>Boot &os; in single user mode</quote> + option; it is usually <keycap>4</keycap>, but may differ if you + have customized your loader menu.</para> + </note> + + <para>Once you have dropped the system into single user mode, run the + following commands at the shell prompt:</para> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>fsck -p</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>mount -u /</userinput> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=67806
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