update-initramfs.conf5

Overview

The configuration file allows one to disable the update action from update-initramfs.

General variables

update_initramfs

Default is yes for running the latest initramfs-tools hooks in the newest Linux image. Setting it to all updates any known initramfs. It is possible to set it to no for remote servers or boxes where conservative manners needs to be applied. This disables the update_initramfs -u call.

backup_initramfs

If set update_initramfs keeps an .bak file of the previous initramfs. If unset the backup initramfs will not be kept.

Files

/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf