In article <20141215113303.E0AE4A00424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Rushton Martin <JMRUSHTON@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you are using GRUB 0.97 (legacy GRUB), then this capability is
> provided by the "default saved" and "fallback" commands. See sections
> 4.3.1 and 4.3.2 in the manual:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/legacy/grub.html
Excellent - just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Tony
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> >Behalf Of Tony Mountifield
> >Sent: 15 December 2014 11:01
> >To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: One-time reboot into alternate kernel?
> >
> >Apologies if this should be well-known, but I couldn't find anything!
> >
> >Situation: a system in a remote location, with no KVM, IPMI or iLO, and
> >therefore no console access, only ssh. Multiple kernels listed in
> >grub.conf.
> >
> >Is there a way to reboot temporarily into one of the other kernels
> >listed in grub.conf, without changing the default= line, so that a
> >subsequent reboot will default back to the original kernel?
> >
> >The problem I have is that having changed the default= line to select a
> >kernel that doesn't boot properly, I need to have someone visit the
> >console in order manually to select the working kernel again. I would
> >like to avoid that situation if possible.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Tony
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Tony Mountifield
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