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.TH CHKBOOT 8 "2018-11-07" "1.2" "System Manager's Manual"
.SH NAME
chkboot \- checks for unwanted modification on unencrypted /boot partition
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBchkboot\fP [OPTIONS]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Checks for any modification to your boot files since last run.
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.B \-\-update\fP,\fB  \-u
Mark changes as valid. Next run of \fBchkboot\fP will not
warn about differences.
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.B \-\-help\fP,\fB  \-h
Show this help message and exit.
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\fBchkboot\fP runs at system startup to check for boot files modifications. User
will be warn upon login if any are found.
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Kernel upgrade are automatically marked as valid.
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Configurations, such as boot partition, can be edited in:
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\fB/etc/default/chkboot\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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Acknowledge a detected changed after \fBchkboot\fP have displayed a warning:
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\fBchkboot\fP
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Clear valid modifications made by users:
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\fBchkboot \-u\fP
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IP \(bu 2
\fBman chkboot\-check\fP and \fBman chkboot\-desktopalert\fP
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.SH BUGS
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.IP \(bu 2
GPT partitions are not supported. As chkboot will continue to work, it \fBwill
not report changes in GPT headers\fP (only protective MBR).
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.SH AUTHOR
Ju <ju@heisec.de>, Giancarlo Razzolini <grazzolini@gmail.com>,
Chris Warner <inhies@gmail.com> and Kevin MacMartin <prurigro@gmail.com>
.SH COPYRIGHT
GPL-2
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