On Mon, Aug 16, 1999 at 07:49:13PM +0200, Marek Habersack wrote: > Why not add the relevant boot option to the bootmanager and say in docs: > > "If the system doesn't boot, if the usual shell prompt doesn't appear do > just that (assuming LILO is used): > > 1. on the LILO: prompt type "emergency" and tap ENTER > 2. system boots with a limited set of utilities and an emergency shell > which you can use to diagnose the problem and file a bug report or > plea for help." And what is someone who didn't know how to type "init=/bin/sash" going to at this point to "diagnose the problem"? Let's be honest here: a user with enough experience to correctly diagnose a problem serious enough to cripple the system _already_ knows enough to use the available tools. Adding an easy way into the rescue system buys us nothing but a confused user with a broken system that managed to get into single user mode. Mike Stone
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