DRACUT.CONF(5)		      File Formats Manual		DRACUT.CONF(5)



NAME
       dracut.conf - configuration file for dracut


SYNOPSIS
       /etc/dracut.conf


DESCRIPTION
       dracut.conf  is loaded during the initialisation phase of dracut.  Com-
       mand 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/dra-
	      cut/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 speci-
	      fied 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)

       install_items+=" <file>[ <file> ...] "

	      Specify additional files to include in the initramfs,  separated
	      by spaces.


SEE ALSO
       dracut(8)




Linux				   NOV 2009			DRACUT.CONF(5)