GRUB-SET-PASSWORD

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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

grub-set-password [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

grub-set-password outputs the user.cfg file which contains the hashed GRUB bootloader password. This utility only supports configurations where there is a single root user.

The file has the format: GRUB2_PASSWORD=<hashed password>.

OPTIONS

-h, –help

Display program usage and exit.

-v, –version

Display the current version.

-o, –output=<DIRECTORY>

Choose the file path to which user.cfg will be written.

SEE ALSO

info grub

info grub2-mkpasswd-pbkdf2