(Answer) (Category) SCO UnixWare 7/OpenUNIX 8/OpenServer 6 FAQ : (Category) General Information :
How do I boot into single user mode?
Turn on the computer or reboot it, and when you see the splash screen, press the space bar. At the boot prompt, type:
       initstate=1
       go

Boot: is not sensitive to case. You can abbreviate commands with enough letters to be unique. So b will work for boot, g for go. You can get some limited help with a ? at the boot: prompt.

Do not attempt to do an 'init 1' or 'shutdown -i1' from multiuser mode. This barely works, and you will get many errors.

Do not attempt to go to multiuser mode from single user mode. To get to multiuser mode from single user mode, reboot! If you don't, you will most likely have a crippled system.

OpenServer 6 has the old OpenServer 5.0.7 method if you hit enter at the boot: Then enter the root password at the prompt.
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