NAME¶

grub-set-password - generate the user.cfg file containing the hashed grub bootloader password

SYNOPSIS¶

grub-set-password [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION¶

The grub bootloader password may only be set by root.

./grub-set-password prompts the user to set a password on the grub bootloader. The password is written to a file named user.cfg which lives in the GRUB directory located by default at /boot/grub2.

-h, --help

print this message and exit

-v, --version

print the version information and exit

-o, --output_path <DIRECTORY>

put user.cfg in a user-selected directory

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs at https://bugzilla.redhat.com.

Usage: ./grub-set-password [OPTION] ./grub-set-password prompts the user to set a password on the grub bootloader. The password is written to a file named user.cfg which lives in the GRUB directory located by default at /boot/grub2.

-h, --help

print this message and exit

-v, --version

print the version information and exit

-o, --output_path <DIRECTORY>

put user.cfg in a user-selected directory

Report bugs at https://bugzilla.redhat.com.

SEE ALSO¶

The full documentation for grub-set-password is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-set-password programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info grub-set-password

should give you access to the complete manual.