How to start Ubuntu VM in safe mode

Irwan Karim

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Nov 17, 2017, 9:02:07 AM11/17/17

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May i start my VM in safe mode for maintenance ??

How can i do that ?

Dinesh (Google Platform Support)

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Nov 17, 2017, 4:43:58 PM11/17/17

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Hello Irwan,

Can you please provide me more information regarding use case why do you need to restart VM in safe mode?

Unfortunately, at present, there is no option in GCP to restart VM in safe mode.

Irwan Karim

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Nov 18, 2017, 10:30:24 AM11/18/17

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Pada Sabtu, 18 November 2017 05.43.58 UTC+8, Dinesh (Google Platform Support) menulis:

Hello Irwan,

Can you please provide me more information regarding use case why do you need to restart VM in safe mode?
Unfortunately, at present, there is no option in GCP to restart VM in safe mode.

I need to repair my OS, because i meet this case when i access a sudo command :

"sudo: /usr/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set"

To repaird it, i need to get root access, my VM using ubuntu, by default, ubuntu disabled root access.... so i need to login in safe mode to get root shell

Dinesh (Google Platform Support)

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Nov 20, 2017, 10:52:26 AM11/20/17

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I can see this has been already answered in the other google group thread.

You can follow the recommendation mentioned there.

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Nov 20, 2017, 11:14:36 AM11/20/17

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Pada Senin, 20 November 2017 23.52.26 UTC+8, Dinesh (Google Platform Support) menulis:

I can see this has been already answered in the other google group thread.
You can follow the recommendation mentioned there.

Yes it's done Already... thank you..

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