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PSTORE.CONF(5)                 pstore.conf                 PSTORE.CONF(5)

NAME         top

       pstore.conf, pstore.conf.d - PStore configuration file

SYNOPSIS         top

           /etc/systemd/pstore.conf
           /run/systemd/pstore.conf
           /usr/local/lib/systemd/pstore.conf
           /usr/lib/systemd/pstore.conf
           /etc/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*.conf
           /run/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*.conf
           /usr/local/lib/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*.conf
           /usr/lib/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*.conf

DESCRIPTION         top

       This file configures the behavior of systemd-pstore(8), a tool for
       archiving the contents of the persistent storage filesystem,
       pstore[1].

CONFIGURATION DIRECTORIES AND PRECEDENCE         top

       The default configuration is set during compilation, so
       configuration is only needed when it is necessary to deviate from
       those defaults. The main configuration file is loaded from one of
       the listed directories in order of priority, only the first file
       found is used: /etc/systemd/, /run/systemd/,
       /usr/local/lib/systemd/ [2], /usr/lib/systemd/. The vendor version
       of the file contains commented out entries showing the defaults as
       a guide to the administrator. Local overrides can also be created
       by creating drop-ins, as described below. The main configuration
       file can also be edited for this purpose (or a copy in /etc/ if it
       is shipped under /usr/), however using drop-ins for local
       configuration is recommended over modifications to the main
       configuration file.

       In addition to the main configuration file, drop-in configuration
       snippets are read from /usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/,
       /usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, and /etc/systemd/*.conf.d/.
       Those drop-ins have higher precedence and override the main
       configuration file. Files in the *.conf.d/ configuration
       subdirectories are sorted by their filename in lexicographic
       order, regardless of in which of the subdirectories they reside.
       When multiple files specify the same option, for options which
       accept just a single value, the entry in the file sorted last
       takes precedence, and for options which accept a list of values,
       entries are collected as they occur in the sorted files.

       When packages need to customize the configuration, they can
       install drop-ins under /usr/. Files in /etc/ are reserved for the
       local administrator, who may use this logic to override the
       configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to
       be used to override package drop-ins, since the main configuration
       file has lower precedence. It is recommended to prefix all
       filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a
       dash, to simplify the ordering. This also defines a concept of
       drop-in priorities to allow OS vendors to ship drop-ins within a
       specific range lower than the range used by users. This should
       lower the risk of package drop-ins overriding accidentally
       drop-ins defined by users. It is recommended to use the range
       10-40 for drop-ins in /usr/ and the range 60-90 for drop-ins in
       /etc/ and /run/, to make sure that local and transient drop-ins
       take priority over drop-ins shipped by the OS vendor.

       To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the
       recommended way is to place a symlink to /dev/null in the
       configuration directory in /etc/, with the same filename as the
       vendor configuration file.

OPTIONS         top

       All options are configured in the [PStore] section:

       Storage=
           Controls where to archive (i.e. copy) files from the pstore
           filesystem. One of "none", "external", and "journal". When
           "none", the tool exits without processing files in the pstore
           filesystem. When "external" (the default), files are archived
           into /var/lib/systemd/pstore/, and logged into the journal.
           When "journal", pstore file contents are logged only in the
           journal.

           Added in version 243.

       Unlink=
           Controls whether or not files are removed from pstore after
           processing. Takes a boolean value. When true, a pstore file is
           removed from the pstore once it has been archived (either to
           disk or into the journal). When false, processing of pstore
           files occurs normally, but the files remain in the pstore. The
           default is true in order to maintain the pstore in a nearly
           empty state, so that the pstore has storage available for the
           next kernel error event.

           Added in version 243.

       The defaults for all values are listed as comments in the template
       /etc/systemd/pstore.conf file that is installed by default.

SEE ALSO         top

       systemd-pstore.service(8)

NOTES         top

        1. pstore
           https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/abi-testing.html#abi-sys-fs-pstore

        2. 💣💥🧨💥💥💣 Please note that those configuration files must
           be available at all times. If /usr/local/ is a separate
           partition, it may not be available during early boot, and must
           not be used for configuration.

COLOPHON         top

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