From 299962118ab9d0b8095872464e07e3b324446a45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:32:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update debug section with info on rescue shell, issue #76 --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9a699ae5..70371c4f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -421,6 +421,14 @@ Finit is configured with this option, Finit will try to start a bare `/bin/sh` on the boot console. Remember, this is only for debugging and would leave your production system potentially wide open. +There is also a rescue shell available, in case Finit crashes and the +kernel usually reboots: `configure --enable-emergency-shell`. However, +the behavior of Finit is severely limited when this is enabled, so use +it only for debugging start up issues when Finit crashes. + +**NOTE:** Both of these configure options *should not* be enabled for +production systems since they can potentially give a user root access. + Origin & References -------------------