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Chapter 16. Basic System Recovery

16.1. Common Problems
16.1.1. Unable to Boot into Fedora
16.1.2. Hardware/Software Problems
16.1.3. Root Password
16.2. Booting into Rescue Mode
16.2.1. Reinstalling the Boot Loader
16.3. Booting into Single-User Mode
16.4. Booting into Emergency Mode
When things go wrong, there are ways to fix problems. However, these methods require that you understand the system well. This chapter describes how to boot into rescue mode, single-user mode, and emergency mode, where you can use your own knowledge to repair the system.

16.1. Common Problems

You might need to boot into one of these recovery modes for any of the following reasons:
  • You are unable to boot normally into Fedora (runlevel 3 or 5).
  • You are having hardware or software problems, and you want to get a few important files off of your system's hard drive.
  • You forgot the root password.