Before the 18.04 version, I used to just boot from the server ISO and access the "rescue from a broken system" option right from the menu. It appears that the rescue options were removed from the new ISOs. Did something change that i need to be aware of? Do i Need to use an older ISO to get the "Rescue from a Broken System" menu option? Why is this option removed? is there a better option?
Ubuntu – How to rescue the Ubuntu server from the sever ISO ubuntu-18.04.1-live-server-amd64.ISO
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Boot your live system and right after the bios POST press shift or esc (I read that somewhere and just alternated so I don't know which or maybe both work). Then you can choose the "advanced" options and rescue mode is one of them, after which you can choose "root" to drop to a root shell.