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GRUB-SET-PASSWORD

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://bugs.rockylinux.org.

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://bugs.rockylinux.org.

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.