Can't access recovery mode by holding shift

Question

I have Xubuntu 14.04 and I cannot access recovery mode via holding down the SHIFT key. I read almost everywhere that this is how you do it.

Does that work for Xubuntu as well or just Ubuntu?

The reason this is needed is because I somehow lost sudo on my user account and cant access any root commands.

Try pressing Shift rapidly while booting until it says GRUB Loading, please wait..., then immediately hold down Shift. — Olathe, Jun 19 '15 at 02:01
That does not work for me. thanks. Just boots into desktop. I have an SSD and booting takes like 7 seconds. — Norman Bird, Jun 19 '15 at 02:03

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 30 '17 at 18:21

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I was able to access the recovery mode menu ONLY and finally after trying ESC. At no time and in no way did the SHIFT key work for me.

edited Dec 30 '17 at 18:21

Zanna

answered Jun 19 '15 at 03:18

Norman Bird

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