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authorcurrite <sll@disroot.org>2020-11-04 21:16:38 +0100
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advanced-system: boot options (migrated from old wiki)
The following options have not been migrated because we did not find its valid and correct use: no-vyos-configure Do not load the config, leaves you with plain Linux system. no-vyos-rl-system Disables getting the system into clean state before loading the config.
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flow-accounting
ntp
options
+ boot-options
proxy
serial-console
syslog
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+.. _boot-options:
+
+
+############
+Boot Options
+############
+
+.. warning:: This function may be highly disruptive.
+ It may cause major service interruption, so make sure you really
+ need it and verify your input carefully.
+
+
+
+VyOS has several kernel command line options to modify the normal boot
+process.
+To add an option, select the desired image in GRUB menu at load
+time, press **e**, edit the first line, and press **Ctrl-x** to boot when
+ready.
+
+.. image:: /_static/images/boot-options.png
+ :width: 80%
+ :align: center
+
+
+Specify custom config file
+==========================
+
+Tells the system to use specified file instead of ``/config/config.boot``.
+If specified file does not exist or is not readable, fall back to
+default config. No additional verification is performed, so make sure
+you specify a valid config file.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos-config=/path/to/file
+
+To load the *factory default* config, use:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos-config=/opt/vyatta/etc/config.boot.default
+
+
+Disable specific boot process steps
+===================================
+
+These options disable some boot steps. Make sure you understand the
+:ref:`boot process <boot-steps>` well before using them!
+
+.. glossary::
+
+ no-vyos-migrate
+ Do not perform config migration.
+
+ no-vyos-firewall
+ Do not initialize default firewall chains, renders any firewall configuration unusable.
+