On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 12:04 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > ok, i'm confused ... wouldn't the only available runlevel options on > > the kernel line in /etc/grub.conf be precisely those for the "init" > > command, and the ones that you could add manually while at the grub > > menu early in the boot process? > > > > according to "man init", that would include "1", "s" or "S", but i > > don't see the word "single" anywhere there. and i just tested that by > > duplicating the default stanza in grub.conf, renaming the title, and > > just adding "1" to the end of the kernel line. selecting that option > > from the boot-time grub menu takes me to single-user mode, just as i > > expected. > > > > unless i'm misreading the actual problem here. > > > > rday Why again are you trying to put 1 or single into the grub.conf permenantly rather then doing this by editing the line when the grub menu comes up. ======================================================================= HEAD CRASH!! FILES LOST!! Details at 11. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx