MKINITRD.CONF(5)

NAME
mkinitrd.conf(5)

SYNOPSIS
mkinitrd.conf - optional configuration file for mkinitrd(8)

DESCRIPTION
The mkinitrd.conf file contains options to be passed to mkinitrd(8) on every run if mkinitrd is executed with the -F flag.
It is intended as a fast and easy way for the system administrator to pass options to mkinitrd without having to type them on each execution. Options passed to mkinitrd(8) on the command line will override any values set in the config file.

OPTIONS AND SYNTAX
All options are in the format of OPTION="value"
Unset variables have no effect.

SOURCE_TREE
    This is the location for the initrd's source tree.
    Defaults to "/boot/initrd-tree"

CLEAR_TREE
    This option specifies whether to clear the initrd source tree prior to creating the initrd.
    This requires a value of either "0" or "1" where 0=no and 1=yes
    Examples:
    CLEAR_TREE="0"    # Do not clear initrd tree first
    CLEAR_TREE="1"    # Clear initrd tree first
    It is recommended to leave this unset and pass "-c" on the command line when clearing the tree is desired. Clearing the tree is not desirable if you wish to build support for more than one kernel into the initrd image.

OUTPUT_IMAGE
    This is the location for the initrd image that is created.
    Defaults to "/boot/initrd.gz"

KERNEL_VERSION
    This is the kernel version for which the initrd should be created.
    Defaults to "$(uname -r)"

KEYMAP
    This is the custom keyboard map that should be loaded instead of the default 'us' keymap.
    The file /usr/share/mkinitrd/keymaps.tar.gz contains all possible keymaps to choose from (omit the '.bmap' extension in the mkinitrd command)
    Example: KEYMAP="nl"

MODULE_LIST
    This should be a colon-separated list of modules you wish to be included in the initrd image.
    Example: MODULE_LIST="ext3:mbcache:jbd" If you have loadtime options that you need to specify when loading kernel modules, those can be added here as well.
    Example: MODULE_LIST="module1:module2 option=1:module3"

LUKSDEV
    When using cryptsetup with an encrypted root partition, use this variable to define the *actual* device name of the encrypted root partition and define the *mapped* device name as ROOTDEV.
    For example, if your actual root device name in /etc/fstab is:
    /dev/mapper/cryptroot on /dev/sda2 Then you'll need to set:
    LUKSDEV="/dev/sda2"
    ROOTDEV="cryptroot"

ROOTDEV
    The device on which your root filesystem is located.
    Example: ROOTDEV="/dev/sda2" If you are using cryptsetup and an encrypted root filesystem, be sure to read the option above for LUKSDEV or Bad Things will happen.

ROOTFS
    The filesystem type of your root filesystem
    Example: ROOTFS="ext3"

RAID
    This option adds the mdadm binary to the initrd to support RAID. Additional modules may be required, depending on your kernel configuration. If you wish to add LVM support to the initrd, then set this to 1; otherwise, leave it unset or set it to 0.
    Examples:
    RAID="0" # Do not add RAID support to initrd
    RAID="1" # Add RAID support to initrd

LVM This option adds support for LVM partitions into the initrd. If you wish to add LVM support to the initrd, then set this to 1; otherwise, leave it unset or set it to 0.
    Examples:
    LVM="0" # Do not add LVM support to initrd
    LVM="1" # Add LVM support to initrd

WAIT
    This defines the time to wait, in seconds, until all disks are detected.
    This is useful for allowing extra time that might be needed for slow usb disks or systems with large amounts of storage to become ready.
    If not defined, the default is 1 second.

RESUMEDEV
    The swap partition holding your hibernation image.
    Example: RESUMEDEV="/dev/sda2"

FILES
/etc/mkinitrd.conf
See /etc/mkinitrd.conf.sample

SEE ALSO
mkinitrd(8)

BUGS
None known :-)

MISCELLANEOUS
Support for mkinitrd.conf was added in mkinitrd-1.3.0