Re: Not Much Linux Stuff of Late

Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Aug 2026 09:44:06 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:41:02 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:

> Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> 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.

Does the Linux kernel really enforce anything like that?

What about “systemd.break=” and “rd.systemd.break=”?

<https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-debug-generator.html>