Entering and Exiting Rescue Mode

nixos/doc/manual/administration/maintenance-mode.section.md

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# Maintenance Mode {#sec-maintenance-mode}

You can enter rescue mode by running:

```ShellSession
# systemctl rescue
```

This will eventually give you a single-user root shell. Systemd will
stop (almost) all system services. To get out of maintenance mode, just
exit from the rescue shell.

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Title: Entering and Exiting Rescue Mode

Summary

This section explains how to enter and exit maintenance mode, also referred to as rescue mode, using `systemctl rescue`. This command provides a single-user root shell and stops most system services. To exit maintenance mode, simply exit the rescue shell.