Re: lilo -R equivalent

[Andrei Borzenkov]

On 22.04.2021 20:53, richard lucassen wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> The good old lilo had the option of a one-shot reboot into a different
> kernel, for instance:
> 
> default: kernel-1
> new: kernel-2
> 
> Running:
> 
> # lilo -R kernel-2
> # init 6
> 
> reboots the machine into "kernel-2". If ever (especially on a remote
> machine) "kernel-2" ends up in a panic or whatever, a simple power
> cycle make the box boot into "kernel-1" again.
> 
> Question: does grub has such a "boot once into a different kernel"
> option as the "lilo -R <kernel>" equivalent?
> 

See grub-reboot command.