title: Google cloud cant login as root in emergency mode
body: <p>I have an unwell Google Cloud compute Linux server that cant boot due to a bad entry in the fstab. I have serial console via the google cloud interface. I am at the "Give root password for maintenance or type Control-D to continue" prompt.</p>
  
  <p>Google cloud does not give you a root password when the instance is created. It relies on regular user accounts who then can use sudo to get root. I do not have a root password for this instance.</p>
  
  <p>I have searched but cannot find a way to get root console access with no root password.</p>
  
  <p>Please note, this is Google Cloud compute. I don't think I can interrupt the boot process and edit the boot params like I would on a regular Linux instance.</p>