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The Natural Philosopher <
tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 25/03/2026 23:25, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
>> Even if that doesn`t go as expected, you can edit the kernel command
>> line to point init at a shell, which will then run without any tedious
>> business with passwords, as long as it actually exists. So, there`s
>> definitely another way.
>>
> how? the machine is inaccessible
Edit cmdline.txt on the MicroSD card with a PC.
>> On an x86 device running Grub you can do this easily in the boot-time
>> UI. I don`t know if there`s an interactive way to do it on any Pi models
>> but in the worst case you could mount the SD card with another computer
>> and edit the kernel command line.
>>
> if you knew what to edit...
cmdline.txt, on the FAT partition. There`s no Grub-style
interactive boot prompt, so you do need to edit the file.
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