Systemd: how to get into rescue mode

[Volker Wysk]

Am Freitag, den 10.01.2020, 22:53 +0100 schrieb Tom H:
> > I've tried it with "systemctl isolate multi-user.target", and then
> > "systemctl isolate rescue.target". But, when you afterwards type
> > ctrl-D or "exit", it stands still with the ubuntu symbol, with the
> > dots under the "ubuntu" lettering. It's the same with typing
> > "systemctl isolate default.target" instead. So you have to do a
> > reboot.
> 
> I would've expected "systemctl isolate default.target" to have
> worked.
> What do you see when you press "Esc" when the Ubuntu logo's
> displayed?
> (I think that this is the way to see the boot messages, but I don't
> use "quiet" at the cmdline so I'm not sure).

When I do "systemctl isolate multi-user.target", "systemctl isolate
rescue.target", "systemctl default default.target" and then press ESC,
I get to an emtpy screen, except for the blinking cursor. When I press
ESC again, I'm back at the ubuntu logo.

Bye,
Volker