{"id":5768,"date":"2012-09-03T16:25:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T21:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2012-09-20T22:17:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T03:17:35","slug":"vmware-boot-centos-into-single-user-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=5768","title":{"rendered":"VMWare: Boot CentOS Into Single User Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Start virtual machine<\/p>\n<span id=\"\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_start.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_start-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"vmware_centos_start\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_start-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_start.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* At GRUB screen, press the following key combination in rapid succession <strong>before <\/strong>boot starts<br \/>\n1) Press <strong>Ctrl G<\/strong> to give keyboard control to VM<br \/>\n2) Press <strong>Space<\/strong> bar to go to grub screen<\/p>\n<span id=\"_1\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_screen_start.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_screen_start-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"vmware_centos_grub_screen_start\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_screen_start-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_screen_start.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* At grub menu, press letter <strong>a<\/strong> to append to boot parameter<\/p>\n<span id=\"_2\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"vmware_centos_grub_append\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* Append a space and letter 1 to the end of line<\/p>\n<span id=\"_3\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append_1-300x82.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"vmware_centos_grub_append_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append_1-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_grub_append_1.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* Hit enter key<br \/>\n* CentOS will boot into single user mode:<\/p>\n<span id=\"_4\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_runlevel_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_runlevel_1-300x82.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"vmware_centos_runlevel_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_runlevel_1-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vmware_centos_runlevel_1.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Start virtual machine * At GRUB screen, press the following key combination in rapid succession before boot starts 1) Press Ctrl G to give keyboard control to VM 2) Press Space bar to go to grub screen * At &hellip; 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