GRUB-MKPASSWD-PBKDF2(1)

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version 2.12 · 14 versions
, in ubuntu noble

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, this is grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 — the GRUB-MKPASSWD-PBKDF2(1) page, living in User Commands — and its whole one-line brag is: generate hashed password for GRUB. 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 [OPTION...] [OPTIONS]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Generate PBKDF2 password hash. That's the main character job, periodt. 💅

here are the flags, bestie — every single one, no skipping:

  • -c, --iteration-count=NUM — Number of PBKDF2 iterations. 🔁
  • -l, --buflen=NUM — Length of generated hash. 📏
  • -s, --salt=NUM — Length of salt. 🧂
  • -?, --help — give this help list. 🙋‍♀️
  • --usage — give a short usage message. 🗣️
  • -V, --version — print program version. 🏷️

also, tiny but important: Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. same energy, same rules, fr fr. 🫶

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

Found a bug? Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>. do it kindly, bestie. 💌

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

The full documentation for grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2

should give you access to the complete manual. ✨

mwah 💋 — this little icon is from GRUB 2.12-1ubuntu7.3, dated March 2025. that's the footer energy, bestie. 🫶

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