Re: always ask for root password
Thanks, I've realised what I've done. I've copied and
pasted the menu entry for the recovery option for my
new kernel. I'm used to Lilo and tut, tut didn't read
the grub documentation thoroughly.
Cheers
Ananda Samaddar
--- Jules Dubois <3f88o9g02@sneakemail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 04:12:51 +0000, Ananda Kumar
> Samaddar wrote:
>
> > When I boot my custom compiled kernel (2.6.8) the
> system always asks for
> > a root password (Ctrl-D for normal startup).
>
> That kernel is being booted into single-user mode.
>
> Check your boot-loader configuration file --
> probably /boot/grub/menu.lst
> or /etc/lilo.conf -- and see if the kernel's
> "single" parameter is there.
> If your object is to avoid pressing Ctrl-D, remove
> it or make a non-single
> option the default.
>
> It is useful to have the option to boot into
> single-user mode; I think the
> best thing to do is make sure your configuration
> file has both options,
> with non-single as the default.
>
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