Booting HP-UX in Single-User Mode
To boot to HP-UX in single-user mode, follow these steps:
1. At the BCH Main Menu, enter command or menu> bo pri.
The following message displays:
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?>
2. To interact with IPL, enter y.
3. At the ISL> prompt, enter hpux-is.
If you cannot log in at all then a hard reset will be needed. At console do
1)ctrl/b 2)rs 3)Y to confirm.
When system boots you will get a 10sec interupt boot process press a key at
this time.
01)Y – continue boot process
02)Y – to interact with isl
03)isl: hpux -is will boot to single user
fix whatever is needed then do
#/sbin/reboot
