---
name: "ostree-admin-lock-finalization"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ostree"
version: "2026.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ostree-admin-lock-finalization"
---

# ostree-admin-lock-finalization(1)

Change whether staged deployment will be queued for next boot

## NAME

ostree-admin-lock-finalization - Change whether staged deployment will be queued for next boot

## SYNOPSIS

**ostree admin lock-finalization** \[OPTIONS...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command requires a staged deployment. By default, this command ensures the deployment will be set into a "finalization locked" state, which means it will not be queued for the next boot by default.

This is the same as the --lock-finalization argument for ostree admin deploy, which is the recommended way to use this feature in a race-free way.

However more commonly, one will use the --unlock argument for this command to later unlock a deployment which was finalization locked.

## OPTIONS

- **--sysroot**="PATH"

  Path to the system to use rather than the current one.

- **--unlock**,**-u**

  Unlock the deployment finalization state.