systemd/man/loader.conf.xml
Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek f37d383582 man: add some basic documentation for sd-boot (#8379)
I'm sure this can be improved in various ways, but I think
it's a good start.
2018-03-11 19:22:09 +09:00

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<refentry id="loader.conf" conditional='ENABLE_EFI'
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>loader.conf</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>I wrote this page</contrib>
<firstname>Zbigniew</firstname>
<surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname>
<email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>loader.conf</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>loader.conf</refname>
<refpurpose>Configuration file for sd-boot</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/loader.conf</filename>,
<filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/loader.conf.d/*.conf</filename>
</para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
will read <filename>/loader/loader.conf</filename> and any files with the
<literal>.conf</literal> extension under
<filename>/loader/loader.conf.d/</filename> on the EFI system partition (ESP).
</para>
<para>Each configuration file must consist of an option name, followed by
whitespace, and the option value. <literal>#</literal> may be used to start
a comment line. Empty and comment lines are ignored.</para>
<para>Boolean arguments may be written as
<literal>yes</literal>/<literal>y</literal>/<literal>true</literal>/<literal>1</literal> or
<literal>no</literal>/<literal>n</literal>/<literal>false</literal>/<literal>0</literal>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<para>The following configuration options are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>default</term>
<listitem><para>A glob pattern to select the default entry. The default entry
may be changed in the boot menu itself, in which case the name of the
selected entry will be stored as an EFI variable, overriding this option.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>timeout</term>
<listitem><para>How long the boot menu should be shown before the default
entry is booted, in seconds. This may be changed in the boot menu itself and
will be stored as an EFI variable in that case, overriding this option.
</para>
<para>If the timeout is disabled, the default entry will be booted
immediately. The menu can be shown by pressing and holding a key before
sd-boot is launched.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>console-mode</term>
<listitem><para>This option configures the resolution of the console. Takes a
number or one of the special values listed below. The following values may be
used:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>0</term>
<listitem>
<para>Standard UEFI 80x25 mode</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>1</term>
<listitem>
<para>80x50 mode, not supported by all devices</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>2</term>
<listitem>
<para>the first non-standard mode provided by the device
firmware, if any</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto</term>
<listitem>
<para>Pick a suitable mode automatically using heuristics</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>max</term>
<listitem>
<para>Pick the highest-numbered available mode</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>keep</term>
<listitem>
<para>Keep the mode selected by firmware (the default)</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>editor</term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Enable (the default) or disable the
editor. The editor should be disabled if the machine can be accessed by
unauthorized persons.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto-entries</term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Enable (the default) or disable
entries for other boot entries found on the boot partition. In particular,
this may be useful when loader entries are created to show replacement
descriptions for those entries.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto-firmware</term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Enable (the default) or disable
the "Reboot into firmware" entry.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Example</title>
<programlisting># /boot/efi/loader/loader.conf
timeout 0
default 01234567890abcdef1234567890abdf0-*
editor no
</programlisting>
<para>The menu will not be shown by default (the menu can still be shown by
pressing and holding a key during boot). One of the entries with files with a
name starting with <literal>01234567890abcdef1234567890abdf0-</literal> will be
selected by default. If more than one entry matches, the one with the highest
priority will be selected (generally the one with the highest version number).
The editor will be disabled, so it is not possible to alter the kernel command
line.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>