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PauseUser

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Registered: 2014-07-09

Posts: 4

Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

I have followed this Quick and Dirty Guide (https://teksyndicate.com/forum/linux/qu … ion/158212) to install Arch linux. It worked like a charm, however in the last step I got a problem. 
I needed to

 reboot 

But got error message

 running in chroot, ignoring request 

After this I just exited, rebooted, tried to turn on the system, but got asked for user/password (I didn't even set them). 

My questions: 
1. Is it possible to get into installed system (if yes, how)?
2. Why did I got this chroot message and how to avoid it?

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

I suggest you follow the official guides from the Arch wiki.

falconindy

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From: New York, USA

Registered: 2009-10-22

Posts: 4,111

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Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

1. Is it possible to get into installed system (if yes, how)?

Same way you did when you installed the system.

2. Why did I got this chroot message and how to avoid it?

Because you can't reboot from a chroot. To avoid it, don't try to reboot from a chroot.

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SuperKomputerKid

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Registered: 2014-03-23

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Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

You need to set a root password or add a new user when in the chroot. I generally do both while in the chroot.

If you didn't set a root password, reboot into the arch usb or cd and chroot into the installed system and run passwd.

If you did set a root password, the user is root, and the password is the password you set.

If you want a new user do:

useradd -m -g users -G wheel,games,optical,storage,power,floppy,video,audio -s /bin/bash username

Then run:

passwd username

Of course, if you're doing a multi user setup, then I would give users specific users permissions for sudo, rather than adding users into wheel. But if you're just doing one user then it is fine to put yourself into the wheel group, as you'll need to be the sysadmin anyways.

Last edited by SuperKomputerKid (2014-07-10 20:26:50)

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pegasusearl

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Registered: 2016-08-12

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Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

I followed the archwiki beginner guide and got same error

Last edited by pegasusearl (2016-08-23 13:40:22)

Alad

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From: Bagelstan

Registered: 2014-05-04

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Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

The guide tells you to exit the chroot first.

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fsckd

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Registered: 2009-06-15

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Re: Can't reboot after installation,because of running in chroot

pegasusearl: Don't necro-bump. The answer is already in this thread and on the wiki. Code of conduct: Old threads / necro-bumping

Closed.

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