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  22 <refentry id="systemd-fstab-generator">
  23
  24         <refentryinfo>
  25                 <title>systemd-fstab-generator</title>
  26                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  27
  28                 <authorgroup>
  29                         <author>
  30                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  31                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  32                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  33                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  34                         </author>
  35                 </authorgroup>
  36         </refentryinfo>
  37
  38         <refmeta>
  39                 <refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle>
  40                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  41         </refmeta>
  42
  43         <refnamediv>
  44                 <refname>systemd-fstab-generator</refname>
  45                 <refpurpose>Unit generator for /etc/fstab</refpurpose>
  46         </refnamediv>
  47
  48         <refsynopsisdiv>
  49                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-fstab-generator</filename></para>
  50         </refsynopsisdiv>
  51
  52         <refsect1>
  53                 <title>Description</title>
  54
  55                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> is
  56                 a generator that translates
  57                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
  58                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  59                 for details) into native systemd units early at boot
  60                 and when configuration of the system manager is
  61                 reloaded. This will instantiate mount and swap units
  62                 as necessary.</para>
  63
  64                 <para>The <varname>passno</varname> field is treated
  65                 like a simple boolean, and the ordering information is
  66                 discarded. However, if the root file system is
  67                 checked, it is checked before all the other
  68                 file systems.</para>
  69
  70                 <para>See
  71                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  72                 and
  73                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  74                 for more information about special
  75                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> mount options this
  76                 generator understands.</para>
  77
  78                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename>
  79                 implements the <ulink
  80                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
  81                 specification</ulink>.</para>
  82         </refsect1>
  83
  84         <refsect1>
  85                 <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
  86
  87                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> understands
  88                 the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
  89
  90                 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
  91
  92                         <varlistentry>
  93                                 <term><varname>fstab=</varname></term>
  94                                 <term><varname>rd.fstab=</varname></term>
  95
  96                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
  97                                 argument. Defaults to
  98                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
  99                                 <literal>no</literal>, causes the
 100                                 generator to ignore any mounts or swaps
 101                                 configured in
 102                                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. <varname>rd.fstab=</varname>
 103                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
 104                                 (initrd) while
 105                                 <varname>fstab=</varname> is
 106                                 honored by both the main system and
 107                                 the initrd.</para></listitem>
 108                         </varlistentry>
 109                         <varlistentry>
 110                                 <term><varname>root=</varname></term>
 111
 112                                 <listitem><para>Takes the root filesystem to mount
 113                                 in the initrd.
 114                                 <varname>root=</varname> is
 115                                 honored by the initrd.</para></listitem>
 116                         </varlistentry>
 117                         <varlistentry>
 118                                 <term><varname>rootfstype=</varname></term>
 119
 120                                 <listitem><para>Takes the root filesystem type that
 121                                 will be passed to the mount command.
 122                                 <varname>rootfstype=</varname> is
 123                                 honored by the initrd.</para></listitem>
 124                         </varlistentry>
 125                         <varlistentry>
 126                                 <term><varname>rootflags=</varname></term>
 127
 128                                 <listitem><para>Takes the root filesystem mount options
 129                                 to use. <varname>rootflags=</varname> is
 130                                 honored by the initrd.</para></listitem>
 131                         </varlistentry>
 132                         <varlistentry>
 133                                 <term><varname>mount.usr=</varname></term>
 134
 135                                 <listitem><para>Takes the <filename>/usr</filename>
 136                                 filesystem to be mounted by the initrd. If
 137                                 <varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname> or
 138                                 <varname>mount.usrflags=</varname> is set, then
 139                                 <varname>mount.usr=</varname> will default to the value set in
 140                                 <varname>root=</varname>.</para>
 141
 142                                 <para>Otherwise this parameter defaults to the
 143                                 <filename>/usr</filename> entry
 144                                 found in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> on the root
 145                                 filesystem.</para>
 146
 147                                 <para><varname>mount.usr=</varname> is honored by the initrd.
 148                                 </para></listitem>
 149                         </varlistentry>
 150                         <varlistentry>
 151                                 <term><varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname></term>
 152
 153                                 <listitem><para>Takes the <filename>/usr</filename>
 154                                 filesystem type that will be passed to the mount
 155                                 command. If <varname>mount.usr=</varname> or
 156                                 <varname>mount.usrflags=</varname> is set, then
 157                                 <varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname> will default to the value set in
 158                                 <varname>rootfstype=</varname>.</para>
 159
 160                                 <para>Otherwise this value will be read from the
 161                                 <filename>/usr</filename> entry in
 162                                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> on the root filesystem.</para>
 163
 164                                 <para><varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname> is
 165                                 honored by the initrd.</para></listitem>
 166                         </varlistentry>
 167                         <varlistentry>
 168                                 <term><varname>mount.usrflags=</varname></term>
 169
 170                                 <listitem><para>Takes the <filename>/usr</filename>
 171                                 filesystem mount options to use. If
 172                                 <varname>mount.usr=</varname> or
 173                                 <varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname> is set, then
 174                                 <varname>mount.usrflages=</varname> will default to the value set in
 175                                 <varname>rootflags=</varname>.</para>
 176
 177                                 <para>Otherwise this value will be read from the
 178                                 <filename>/usr</filename> entry in
 179                                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> on the root filesystem.</para>
 180
 181                                 <para><varname>mount.usrflags=</varname> is
 182                                 honored by the initrd.</para></listitem>
 183                         </varlistentry>
 184                 </variablelist>
 185         </refsect1>
 186
 187         <refsect1>
 188                 <title>See Also</title>
 189                 <para>
 190                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 191                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 192                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 193                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 194                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 195                 </para>
 196         </refsect1>
 197
 198 </refentry>