emergency mode asks for the root password
by DBabo from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54FQX)
Hello,
when booted into single/emergency mode (fedora 30) i'm asked to enter the root password for maintenance mode or ctrl-D to continue.
ctrl-D loads into init5...
2 questions:
a. why am i asked to enter root pass in the rescue/single user mode?
b. how to bypass the authentication?
// my issue - i forgot the root pass //facepalm


when booted into single/emergency mode (fedora 30) i'm asked to enter the root password for maintenance mode or ctrl-D to continue.
ctrl-D loads into init5...
2 questions:
a. why am i asked to enter root pass in the rescue/single user mode?
b. how to bypass the authentication?
// my issue - i forgot the root pass //facepalm