[Nix-dev] Fwd: Single user mode

[stewart mackenzie]

Okay to clarify in detail:

I'm using luks to encrypt my harddisk.

steps to reproduce:
* turn on machine
* enter grub then press down to select a working nix generation (221)
* press 'e'

I see:
''search -someargs
linux /some/path systemConfig /some/path init=/some/path loglevel=4
initrd /some/path''

-actions I took tht failed to enter single user mode
* entering the keyword 'single' at any point (except last place where it
throws an unrecognized error) - it just continues normal boot process
* entering boot.debug1 *after* the linux keyword + path yields an
optimistic menu but the machine doesn't respond to keyboard input so it's
useless.
(I see:
''An error occurred in stage 1 of the boot process, which must mount the
root filesystem on '/mnt-root' and then start stage 2. Press one of the
following
i) to launch an inheractive shell
f) to start and interactive shell having pid 1 ...
r) to reboot immediately
*) to ignore the error and continue'' - a powercycle is needed to leave.
*  entering "root=boot.shell_on_fail" anywhere continues a normal boot
process.
* boot.trace works, it's verbose
* undergoing a normal boot process to xmonad on generation 221 then opening
a terminal and typing 'sudo systemctl rescue' simply shoots me back to the
X11 login prompt
* typing 'init 1' shoots me back to the X11 login prompt.

Hmmm what am I missing?

On 12 Jun 2015 03:03, "Tobias Geerinckx-Rice" <
tobias.geerinckx.rice at gmail.com> wrote:

> For completeness' sake:
>
> - If even rescue.target does too much, adding 'boot.debug1' launches a
> minimal (initramfs) shell with nothing mounted -- or modules loaded.
> From there, you should be able to fsck anything with impunity.
>
> - Or be lazy like me and use "root=" combined with
> "boot.shell_on_fail". The initramfs will load modules for you, then
> hand over control to you to fsck and mount the rootfs.
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