How to get shell before login in Linux?
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Is it possible to access a terminal before login into a user account? I cant login into fedora. The system boots and decrypts but the login screen loops forever doing nothing.
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linux shell fedora
asked Jan 28 at 5:18
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Is it possible to access a terminal before login into a user account? I cant login into fedora. The system boots and decrypts but the login screen loops forever doing nothing.
Thanks,
linux shell fedora
asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
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Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
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If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42
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Is it possible to access a terminal before login into a user account? I cant login into fedora. The system boots and decrypts but the login screen loops forever doing nothing.
Thanks,
linux shell fedora
asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
1
Is it possible to access a terminal before login into a user account? I cant login into fedora. The system boots and decrypts but the login screen loops forever doing nothing.
Thanks,
linux shell fedora
linux shell fedora
asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
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asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
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asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
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asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
1
asked Jan 28 at 5:18
QtDogQtDog
1
1
Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
2
If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42
add a comment |
Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
2
If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42
Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
2
2
If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42
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The single user mode and rescue mode seems to be both unavailable with a locked shell.
After some more research, I ended up with a solution to at least backup the data using the root account.
For the key shortcuts, the machine is a MBP late 2013.
- In the grub screen press
eto gain access to editing mode. - Locate the line saying "kernel"
- Append at the end of the line
rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh
- Boot using F10
# passwd->
# touch /.autorelabel->
# reboot
edited Jan 29 at 12:00
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answered Jan 28 at 21:54
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What does touching/.autorelabeldo?
– Xen2050
Jan 29 at 12:01
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The single user mode and rescue mode seems to be both unavailable with a locked shell.
After some more research, I ended up with a solution to at least backup the data using the root account.
For the key shortcuts, the machine is a MBP late 2013.
- In the grub screen press
eto gain access to editing mode. - Locate the line saying "kernel"
- Append at the end of the line
rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh
- Boot using F10
# passwd->
# touch /.autorelabel->
# reboot
edited Jan 29 at 12:00
Xen2050
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answered Jan 28 at 21:54
QtDogQtDog
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What does touching/.autorelabeldo?
– Xen2050
Jan 29 at 12:01
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The single user mode and rescue mode seems to be both unavailable with a locked shell.
After some more research, I ended up with a solution to at least backup the data using the root account.
For the key shortcuts, the machine is a MBP late 2013.
- In the grub screen press
eto gain access to editing mode. - Locate the line saying "kernel"
- Append at the end of the line
rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh
- Boot using F10
# passwd->
# touch /.autorelabel->
# reboot
edited Jan 29 at 12:00
Xen2050
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answered Jan 28 at 21:54
QtDogQtDog
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What does touching/.autorelabeldo?
– Xen2050
Jan 29 at 12:01
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The single user mode and rescue mode seems to be both unavailable with a locked shell.
After some more research, I ended up with a solution to at least backup the data using the root account.
For the key shortcuts, the machine is a MBP late 2013.
- In the grub screen press
eto gain access to editing mode. - Locate the line saying "kernel"
- Append at the end of the line
rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh
- Boot using F10
# passwd->
# touch /.autorelabel->
# reboot
edited Jan 29 at 12:00
Xen2050
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answered Jan 28 at 21:54
QtDogQtDog
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The single user mode and rescue mode seems to be both unavailable with a locked shell.
After some more research, I ended up with a solution to at least backup the data using the root account.
For the key shortcuts, the machine is a MBP late 2013.
- In the grub screen press
eto gain access to editing mode. - Locate the line saying "kernel"
- Append at the end of the line
rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh
- Boot using F10
# passwd->
# touch /.autorelabel->
# reboot
edited Jan 29 at 12:00
Xen2050
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answered Jan 28 at 21:54
QtDogQtDog
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Xen2050
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Did you check you keyboard , could it be some key has stayed pressed , did you also try login to the machine using putty ?
– Soumen Mukherjee
Jan 28 at 7:09
2
If the issue is with a GUI login, try to switch to a text terminal, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3 etc. Note on some laptops you need Fn+F2 to get the actual F2, so the whole stroke is like Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F2.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Jan 28 at 8:05
Hi! Yes the keyboard input has been verified. And no, I could not have used Putty because I could not even login in single user or recovery mode and have access to shell.
– QtDog
Jan 28 at 21:42