On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > In an effort to chart a new course of constructive discussion... is it > worth brainstorming a bit about how to make rescue mode better or more > accessible? > > For the purposes of this discussion, we will take it for granted that > at some point in the course of a 3 or 4 releases, many (i dare not say > most..but many) people who are acting as the primary sysadmin for a > fedora install will experience some sort of human error which will > render their system unbootable. This is an unasailable axiom for the > rest of this discussion. > > What can we do in the timescale of an F8 release to make using the > rescue mode easier and more obvious course of action. Are there ways > we can advertise its existence as part of sysadmin interaction with a > normal operating system? Would it be helpful to slip in a rescue > environment as a grub menu option instead of relying on install media? > Does it make sense to spend some effort making a more featurefull > rescue-like environment with guided troubleshooting characteristics? > What are the top three implementable ideas which would encourage > casual admins to reach for the rescue environment instead of a full > wipe and re-install? > Tangentially related to this, I think the guidance available via the function keys before booting the kernel could do with a lot more detail about (for instance) kernel parameters. A more detailed introduction to rescue mode would also be helpful -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
