## Name

systemd-cryptsetup-generator — Unit generator for `/etc/crypttab`

## Synopsis

`/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-cryptsetup-generator`

## Description

`systemd-cryptsetup-generator` is a generator that translates `/etc/crypttab` into native systemd units early at boot and when configuration of the system manager is reloaded. This will create systemd-cryptsetup@.service(8) units as necessary.

`systemd-cryptsetup-generator` implements the generator specification.

## Kernel Command Line

`systemd-cryptsetup-generator` understands the following kernel command line parameters:

`luks=`, `rd.luks=`

  Takes a boolean argument. Defaults to `yes`. If `no` disables the generator entirely. `rd.luks=` is honoured only be initial RAM disk (initrd) while `luks=` is honoured by both the main system and the initrd.

`luks.crypttab=`, `rd.luks.crypttab=`

  Takes a boolean argument. Defaults to `yes`. If `no` causes the generator to ignore any devices configured in `/etc/crypttab` (`luks.uuid=` will still work however). `rd.luks.crypttab=` is honoured only be initial RAM disk (initrd) while `luks.crypttab=` is honoured by both the main system and the initrd.

`luks.uuid=`, `rd.luks.uuid=`

  Takes a LUKS super block UUID as argument. This will activate the specified device as part of the boot process as if it was listed in `/etc/fstab`. This option may be specified more than once in order to set up multiple devices. `rd.luks.uuid=` is honoured only be initial RAM disk (initrd) while `luks.uuid=` is honoured by both the main system and the initrd.

## See Also

systemd(1), crypttab(5), systemd-cryptsetup@.service(8), cryptsetup(8), systemd-fstab-generator(8)