Bug 268632 - The menu route (2) to single user mode
Summary: The menu route (2) to single user mode
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Some People
Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
URL: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-do...
Keywords: needs-patch
Depends on:
Blocks: handbook-2022
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Reported: 2022-12-29 04:03 UTC by Graham Perrin
Modified: 2024-05-31 15:35 UTC (History)
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Description Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-12-29 04:03:59 UTC
Neither <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#forgot-root-pw> nor <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#boot-singleuser> mentions what's probably the most user-friendly approach to single user mode: 

* the menu

– pictured at <https://byte-sized.de/linux-unix/freebsd-password-reset-fuer-root/>.

At <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#bsdinstall-view-probe>, one of these two must be a misnomer: 

> FreeBSD Boot Menu

> FreeBSD Boot Loader Menu

– be consistent.
Comment 1 Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-12-29 04:24:23 UTC
Side note
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<https://klarasystems.com/articles/the-freebsd-boot-process/> mentions 

> … the iconic “Beastie Menu”, …

Modern systems default to the orb icon (part of the FreeBSD Project logo); not the BSD daemon a.k.a. beastie. 

<https://freebsdfoundation.org/about-us/about-the-foundation/project/>

<https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/c807217cf2ff03a8f31087ddadb68be1045b3815>

<https://new.reddit.com/gallery/rk4ktm>

<https://www.mckusick.com/beastie/index.html>
Comment 2 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-05-31 15:34:14 UTC
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=a3ed3390dae1bc8a89748b1f5169682ebdcee72b

commit a3ed3390dae1bc8a89748b1f5169682ebdcee72b
Author:     Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-05-31 15:32:00 +0000
Commit:     Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-05-31 15:32:00 +0000

    Consistency between section title and image caption

    Be consistent when labeling the boot loader screen. The title said "Boot
    Menu" but the caption of the image below reads "Boot Loader Menu". Add
    the "Loader" part to the title as well.

    PR:         268632

 documentation/content/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/_index.adoc | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 3 Benedict Reuschling freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-05-31 15:35:50 UTC
A patch was committed to address the inconsistencies.

PR closed.