DRACUT.CONF

Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: NOV 2009
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NAME

dracut.conf - configuration file for dracut

SYNOPSIS

/etc/dracut.conf

DESCRIPTION

dracut.conf is loaded during the initialisation phase of dracut. Command line parameter will overwrite any values set here.

OPTIONS

dracutmodules+=[LIST]: Specify a space-separated list of dracut modules to call when building the initramfs. Modules are located in /usr/share/dracut/modules.d.
omit_dracutmodules+=[LIST]: Omit a space-separated list of dracut modules.
add_dracutmodules+=[LIST]: Add a space-separated list of dracut modules.
drivers+=[LIST]: Specify a space-separated list of kernel modules to exclusively include in the initramfs. The kernel modules have to be specified without the ".ko" suffix.
add_drivers+=[LIST]: Specify a space-separated list of kernel modules to add to the initramfs. The kernel modules have to be specified without the ".ko" suffix.
omit_drivers+=[LIST]: Specify a space-separated list of kernel modules to omit from the initramfs. The kernel modules have to be specified without the ".ko" suffix. Regular expressions are also allowed like ".*/fs/foo/.* .*/fs/bar/.*".
filesystems+=[LIST]: Specify a space-separated list of kernel filesystem modules to exclusively include in the generic initramfs.
drivers_dir=<dir>: Specify the directory, where to look for kernel modules
fw_dir+=:<dir>[:<dir> ...]: Specify additional directories, where to look for firmwares, separated by :
do_strip=yes|no: Strip binaries in the initramfs (default=yes)
hostonly=yes|no: Host-Only mode: Install only what is needed for booting the local host instead of a generic host.
mdadmconf=yes|no: Include local /etc/mdadm.conf (default=yes)
lvmconf=yes|no: Include local /etc/lvm/lvm.conf (default=yes)
kernel_only=yes|no: Only install kernel drivers and firmware files. (default=no)
no_kernel=yes|no: Do not install kernel drivers and firmware files (default=no)