Chris G wrote:
I had a problem with my Fedora system at work today which required
that I get to a root console login to fix it. The fault (simply a
network change elsewhere) prevented the system from booting as it
couldn't mount some necessary NFS drives.
How is one supposed to revert to runlevel 3 (or even 2) to overcome
this sort of problem? Is there a grub/boot parameter one can use to
change the runlevel?
Yes.
You can select the runlevel you require at boot time, without a boot cd.
Stop the computer at boot time (when you see the countdown or the grub
menu). - just hit a key that isn't an arrow or 'enter'.
It's worth reading the paragraph of text under the kernel list to see
what you can do.
In your case:
use the up/down arrows to choose a kernel.
hit A (append)
Add a space and then your desired runlevel (e.g. 2) to the end of the
displayed text.
Hit enter to boot.
and you'll boot into that runlevel. This change is non-permanent, so the
next time you boot your system it will boot normally.
Regards,
Stuart
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