Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late
Marc Haber <[email protected]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:41:02 +0200
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Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote: >On Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:03:48 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > >> Actually I appreciate when my system lets me log in early. That >> gives me a chance to more easily fix things if things go wrong. >> >> Since my root passwords are really ugly¹, I hate systemd's attitude >> of asking for the root password if something in the boot process >> goes wrong. > >I’m sure that’s configurable, since everything else in systemd is. Nosireebob. >I notice some systems now require the root password if you try to use >the “single” boot option. If that doesn’t work, there’s always >something like “init=/bin/bash” ... Unless you have secure boot on. Greetings Marc -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Rhein-Neckar, DE | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 6224 1600402