Serial console single user mode

[elgrande]

Is there any possibility to enter single user mode via serial console?
In my case (Google Cloud) serial console only connected after boot mode selection screen.

 

[SirDice]

Is there any possibility to enter single user mode via serial console?

of course. Works just the same as with a 'video' console.

 

[elgrande]

of course. Works just the same as with a 'video' console.

How, if the console only connects after boot mode selection? (need to regain root)

 

[SirDice]

Configure the boot loader to use the serial console.

Chapter 29. Serial Communications

This chapter covers some of the ways serial communications can be used on FreeBSD

docs.freebsd.org

You could also use nextboot(8).

 

[elgrande]

ty, could solve it…