hello,
— To boot into single-user mode from GRUB, do the following from
the GRUB menu screen:
1. Select the desired kernel.
2. Press the ‘e‘ key to edit that entry.
3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the kernel line
(for example: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.x-x ro root=/dev/hdx2)
4. Press the ‘e‘ key to edit the line.
5. Add the argument ‘single‘ to the end of the line and
press return.
6. Press the ‘b‘ key to boot.
cheers,
Спасибо teebones,
взято отсюда …