chkboot - checks for unwanted modification on unencrypted /boot partition
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Bugs
• GPT partitions are not supported. As chkboot will continue to work, it willnotreportchangesinGPTheaders (only protective MBR).
Copyright
GPL-2
1.3 2019-04-17 CHKBOOT(8)
Description
Checks for any modification to your boot files since last run.
--update, -u
Mark changes as valid. Next run of chkboot will not warn about differences.
--help, -h
Show this help message and exit.
chkboot runs at system startup to check for boot files modifications. User will be warn upon login if any
are found.
Kernel upgrade are automatically marked as valid.
Configurations, such as boot partition, can be edited in:
/etc/default/chkbootExamples
Acknowledge a detected changed after chkboot have displayed a warning:
chkboot
Clear valid modifications made by users:
chkboot-uName
chkboot - checks for unwanted modification on unencrypted /boot partition
See Also
• manchkboot-check and manchkboot-desktopalertSynopsis
chkboot [OPTIONS]
