1GRUB-SETPASSWORD(3)        Library Functions Manual        GRUB-SETPASSWORD(3)
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NAME

6       grub-setpassword  —  Generate  the  user.cfg file containing the hashed
7       grub bootloader password.
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SYNOPSIS

11       grub-setpassword [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

15       grub-setpassword outputs the user.cfg file which  contains  the  hashed
16       GRUB  bootloader  password.  This  utility only supports configurations
17       where there is a single root user.
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19       The file has the format: GRUB2_PASSWORD=<hashed password>.
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OPTIONS

23       -h, --help
24              Display program usage and exit.
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30              Choose the file path to which user.cfg will be written.
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SEE ALSO

34       info grub
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36       info grub2-mkpasswd-pbkdf2
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