Boot to Rescue

Booting to Rescue mode reboots your server into a live SystemRescueCD image — a Linux-based rescue environment that runs entirely in memory. This mode allows you to debug and repair filesystems, perform recovery operations, and access tools without modifying disk contents. The rescue environment does not wipe or alter disks automatically. To interact with a server in rescue mode, connect through Remote Access.

Method

Console

1. Navigate to the relevant server page in the control panel, select Server Actions, then choose Boot to Rescue.

2. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Review the details and confirm by selecting Boot to Rescue.

3. The server will automatically reboot into the SystemRescueCD environment.

API

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.ingenuitycloudservices.com/rest-api/servers/{server_id}/recovery/reboot \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Token: API_KEY'

CLI

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Accessing the Filesystem & Cleanup

To access the filesystem and chroot into the OS while in rescue mode, run the following commands for Ubuntu 24.04:

mount -t ext4 /dev/sda1 /mnt
mount -t ext4 /dev/sda16 /mnt/boot
mount -t vfat /dev/sda15 /mnt/boot/efi
mount -t proc /proc /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs /sys /mnt/sys
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /run /mnt/run
chroot /mnt /bin/bash

Tip: Use lsblk or fdisk -l to confirm your partition layout if needed.

When finished, cleanly exit the environment and unmount:

exit
umount /mnt/boot/efi
umount /mnt/boot
umount /mnt/run
umount /mnt/{proc,sys,dev}
umount /mnt
reboot