You entered the following as a boot option in the GRUB boot screen: nit=/bin/bash What does the option mean?

The bash is used as the default shell. 

Linux starts without a graphical environment. 

The system is started directly in a bash shell. You are automatically logged in as root without being asked for a password. 

The system is started directly in a bash shell. You are automatically logged in as default user without being asked for a password. 

The system is started directly in a bash shell. You are automatically asked for the root password before you are logged in as root. 

The system is started directly in a bash shell. You are automatically asked for the default user's password before you are logged in.