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===Switching to single user mode with Grub===
At grub boot prompt, select your kernel to boot and type **e** to edit its boot parameters
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Then select the line that starts with **kernel**, and type **e** to edit its parameters
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At the end, insert **single** to boot to single user mode. If you want to mount your partitions as read-only, insert **single ro**
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Type **b** to boot.