Chapter 5. Basic System Recovery

Chapter 5. Basic System Recovery

5.1. Common Problems
5.1.1. Unable to Boot into Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.1.2. Hardware/Software Problems
5.1.3. Root Password
5.2. Booting into Rescue Mode
5.2.1. Reinstalling the Boot Loader
5.3. Booting into Single-User Mode
5.4. Booting into Emergency Mode

When things go wrong, there are ways to fix problems. However, these methods require that you understand the system well. This chapter describes how to boot into rescue mode, single-user mode, and emergency mode, where you can use your own knowledge to repair the system.