[nzlug] Help: Trouble after LDAP + NSS configuration

[Nevyn]

I know you can also append emergency to the linux line in grub -
what's the difference between this and single?

On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Toby Collett
<tcollett+lists at plan9.net.nz> wrote:
> surely this adds no security if you can simply change init to bash...
>
>  Toby
>
>  On 15/02/2008, Centurion Computer Technology (2005) Ltd <
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> daniel at centurion.net.nz> wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 09:17 +1300, Cliff Pratt wrote:
>  > > Roland Hill wrote:
>  > > > On Fri, February 15, 2008 8:58 am, Cliff Pratt wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > >>> - single mode/recovery mode does not let me into the system
>  > > >> More detail would be helpful. What error did you get?
>  > > >
>  > > > Refer to my original post (in part as follows). The error is the same
>  > > >  regardless of a 'normal' boot, or a single mode boot:
>  > > >
>  > > If you get the same error, I'd guess that it isn't getting into single
>  > > user mode. It shouldn't try to log you in. Though I' must admit I've not
>  > > tried it on my Ubuntu system.
>  >
>  >
>  > This is not the case.  For Security purposes in single user mode a
>  > password is still required.  (There is a file in /etc that if it exists
>  > will cause the root password to be required in single user mode.)
>  >
>  > Your better off editing the grub kernel line and appending
>  > init=/bin/bash
>  >
>  >
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