[aclug-L] Re: Oops!

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The classic way is to use:

Linux 1

at the LILO prompt.  If you're really stuck, try:

Linux init=/bin/sh

Curtis Hawthorne <cghawthorne@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> How do you make Linux bypass all of the startup files and just give you
> the command prompt?  Like Windoze Safe Mode.  I made a few changes to my
> system and now when I boot, it freezes when it starts the Linuxconf
> daemon.  It also takes forever for sendmail to startup.  I would like to
> be able to look at the config files without having them start up.  Also,
> any ideas as to why this would happen?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Curtis Hawthorne
> 

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