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The start menu can be seen in VPS console when the VPS
is starting. The menu can be used to configure the init command to be used or
to start a shell. Without user interaction, the menu starts /sbin/init
from the VPS. This command can be sligthly different depending on the distribution.
/bin/sh
from the VPS. After the shell is closed, the start menu reappears. This can be used to access the file system when the system is not starting, e.g. due to a configuration error.The start menu can be configured in VPS details in vpsAdmin:
By default, the start menu is enabled on all VPS running on vpsAdminOS, with a timeout of 5 seconds. Setting the timeout to 0 will disable the start menu completely.