http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora<p>I installed Fedora on a VM to test out something. Only, I managed to screw up and I forgot the root password, so I want to boot into single user mode to reset the root password. I can't seem to get to GRUB though. I heard that Fedora will hide the menu if you don't have a multi-boot setup or something</p> <p>Is there a key I need to hold or something?</p>enWed, 19 May 2010 14:04:21 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/659<p>I normally tap the esc key. Once you get the menu select your kernel and press a (to append) Then to the kernel argument add a space and the word "single" without the quotes.</p>mdurWed, 19 May 2010 14:04:21 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/659http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/560<p>Also, check the "timeout" option in your grub.conf. It's probably set to 0. I usually change that value to "3" so I don't run into the issue that you ran into.</p>JD50Thu, 13 May 2010 14:42:39 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/560http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/44<p>Just clik the up arrow Key when booting until you will go to the menu :D</p>DerulzWed, 14 Apr 2010 03:36:12 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/44http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/22<p>Normally it will just not bother showing it, and let you press, AFAIR, esc within the 2 seconds or so to edit it and then add a "1" to the kernel options to boot to single user mode. If you literally have no option at all to do this, just boot back with the installation cd (or iso image) and use rescue mode to mount the system installed for you and edit /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub/grub.conf that way.</p>acid_kewpieTue, 13 Apr 2010 17:46:12 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/21/access-grub-boot-menu-in-fedora/22