GRUB-SET-PASSWORD - Online Linux Manual PageSection : 8
Updated : March 2023
Source : The grub bootloader password may only be set by root.
Note : System Administration Utilities

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NAMEgrub-set-password − generate the user.cfg file containing the hashed grub bootloader password

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SYNOPSISgrub-set-password [OPTION]

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DESCRIPTIONThe 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

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REPORTING BUGSReport bugs at https://bugzilla.redhat.com.
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://bugzilla.redhat.com.

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SEE ALSOThe 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. 0

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