doc: clarify what single user mode does

Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Joachim Wiberg
2023-09-13 12:44:33 +02:00
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@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ The `bool` setting is one of `on, off, true false, 1, 0`.
**Note:** in this mode `initctl` will not work. Correct the problem
and use `reboot -f` to force reboot.
* `single`, or `S`: Single user mode, runlevel 1, in Finit. Useful to
debug problems with the regular runlevel. All services and TTYs in
`[1]` will be started, so a `tty [1] @console nologin` configuration
presents you with a root console without login.
* `single`, or `S`: Overrides the configured runlevel (default: 2) to go
to after bootstrap by forcing it to runlevel 1, this is also known
as single user mode. Useful to debug startup problems. All services
and TTYs in `[1]` will be started, so a `tty [1] @console nologin`
configuration presents you with a root console without login.
* `1-9`, except `6`: override the configured `runlevel`. Like the `S`
and `rescue`, giving a single number on the kernel command line tells