---
name: "nvme-rpmb-read-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvme-cli"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nvme-rpmb-read-config"
---

# nvme-rpmb-read-config(1)

Read the RPMB device configuration block

## NAME

nvme-rpmb-read-config - Read the RPMB device configuration block

## SYNOPSIS

```
nvme [<global-options>] rpmb read-config <device>
                        [--msgfile=<data-file> | -f <data-file>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Reads the 512 byte device configuration block from RPMB target 0 of the NVMe device.

If --msgfile is not given, a summary of the boot partition protection and lock state is printed to STDOUT instead of the raw configuration block.

The \<device\> parameter is mandatory and an NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0) must be specified.

## OPTIONS

- \-f \<data-file\>, --msgfile=\<data-file\>

  Name of the file the read configuration block is written to. If an existing file is given, data is appended to it. If not given, a summary is printed to STDOUT instead.

## GLOBAL OPTIONS

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

- \--dry-run

  Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

- \--no-ioctl-probing

  Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

- \--no-retries

  Disable retry logic on transient errors.

- \-o \<fmt\>, --output-format=\<fmt\>

  Set the reporting format to *normal*, *tabular, 'json*, or *binary*. Only one output format may be used at a time.

- \--output-format-version=\<version\>

  Select the output format version. Version *1* uses the original field naming, while version *2* (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names. Other versions are rejected.

- \--quiet

  Suppress informational messages. Errors are still reported, and --quiet cancels any --verbose for the library log level.

- \--set-options=\<key=value\>\[,\<key=value\>...\]

  Set libnvme library options for this invocation. Supported keys are *force-4k*, *mi-probe-enabled*, *test-base-dir* and *test-sysfs-dir*.

- \--timeout=\<ms\>

  Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds. *infinite* or *-1* waits without a time limit (0xffffffff).

- \-v, --verbose

  Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in [nvme-cli.conf(5)](/nvme-cli.conf/5.md). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

## EXAMPLES

• Read configuration data block into config.bin file

```
# nvme rpmb read-config /dev/nvme0 -f config.bin
```

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite