[Bug 1896489] [NEW] UI for "drop to root shell" is confusing

[William Dietrich]

Public bug reported:

1. Boot into GRUB recovery menu.
2. Select menu item "Drop to root shell prompt".
3. Get prompt that says "Press Enter for maintenance (or press control-D to continue):"

This is confusing, and actually backwards.  Control-D doesn't "continue"
with the menu item you selected, it ends the root shell and goes back to
the menu.  You want to press Enter if you want to continue on and get a
root shell prompt.

Please reword the prompt to something like "Press Enter to go to the
root shell (or press control-D to go back to the menu):".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Sep 21 15:16:18 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-29 (145 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

** Attachment added: "screenshot"
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Title:
  UI for "drop to root shell" is confusing

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1. Boot into GRUB recovery menu.
  2. Select menu item "Drop to root shell prompt".
  3. Get prompt that says "Press Enter for maintenance (or press control-D to continue):"

  This is confusing, and actually backwards.  Control-D doesn't
  "continue" with the menu item you selected, it ends the root shell and
  goes back to the menu.  You want to press Enter if you want to
  continue on and get a root shell prompt.

  Please reword the prompt to something like "Press Enter to go to the
  root shell (or press control-D to go back to the menu):".

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Sep 21 15:16:18 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-29 (145 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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