Accessing
Linux Partition using Rescue Disk
-> Boot the machine
using rescue disk or Linux installation disk.
->
At the Installation wecome screen type "linux
rescue"
->
Choose
the language and keyboard type.
->
Select "No"
at the screen asks to start the network interfaces on your machine.
->
Select "Continue"
for rescue.
->
Select "OK"
for rescue.
-> In the shell
prompt if you wish to run the machine as root user's environment, run
the below command.
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
Booting
the system in Single User mode
-> While we turn the
system ON, after the BIOS Power ON Self Test (POST) the GRUB screen
appears.
-> At this screen
interrupt the GRUB by pressing any key.
->
Select the "Red
Hat Enterprise Linux (2.6.32.xxxx)"
operating system.
->
Press 'e'
to edit.
->
Here find the line with "kernel
– vmlinuz............."
->
Select this line and press 'e'
to edit this line.
->
At the end of the line give a space and type '1'
or "single"
and press return.
->
Press 'b'
to boot with the kernel in single user mode.
Note: Be careful
while doing any tasks in rescue or single user modes because you will
be logged in as the root user. With out proper knowledge of rescue or
single user modes there might be a chance to crashing the server.
