Interrupt boot sequence before udev starts in RHEL6
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
Issue
How do I interrupt the boot sequence in RHEL6 before udev starts, and get to a prompt? (in a similar manner to the emergency boot option in previous versions)
Resolution
Add init=/bin/sh to your grub kernel boot arguments.
To do this, at the boot menu, move the highlight to the kernel you wish to boot, and press 'e'
On the next screen find the kernel line and press 'e' again.
Append init=/bin/sh to the end of the line and press 'enter'
Press 'b' to boot the modified entry.
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