[PLUG] Unable to unlock root utilities on Intrepid (Solved)

[John Jason Jordan]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:01:21 -0400
Robert Citek <robert.citek at gmail.com> dijo:

>On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Joe Shisei Niski
><joeniski at easystreet.net> wrote:
>> If you have a root password set and boot single-user, you could
>> simply login as root, no?
>
>Nope.  The boot process halts before any chance to log in, even with a
>password set for root.

Although I do like to have a root password set, if I ever get a system
that will not boot I immediately reach for my GRML rescue CD. GRML is
command line only, but better than any other I have ever used. It has a
complete set of tools - nano, vi(m), mdadm, fdisk, e2fsck, grub, etc. It
also automounts every partition and leaves me at a root prompt. There
is also Knoppix, but GRML is leaner and faster because it was designed
specifically for fixing systems that won't boot.