[PATCH] Add --force option to step 2 in early-kdump-howto.txt

Hello, For step2 in early-kdump-howto.txt, --force option of dracut is necessary to rebuild system initramfs. Without --force option, executing step2 fails because system initramfs already exists. Signed-off-by: Shigeki Morishima <s.morishima(a)jp.fujitsu.com&gt; --- early-kdump-howto.txt | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/early-kdump-howto.txt b/early-kdump-howto.txt index b8cab6a..5f592c1 100644 --- a/early-kdump-howto.txt +++ b/early-kdump-howto.txt @@ -34,14 +34,13 @@ You can rebuild the initramfs with earlykdump support with below steps: For the failure_action, you can choose anything other than "reboot". 2. rebuild system initramfs with earlykdump support. - # dracut --add earlykdump + # dracut --force --add earlykdump 3. add rd.earlykdump in grub kernel command line. Note: [1]. Early kdump initramfs size will be large because it includes vmlinuz and -kdump initramfs. And for step 2 if you are sure to overwrite system initramfs -you can backup the original initramfs and use "--force" option. +kdump initramfs. [2]. Early kdump inherits the settings of normal kdump, so any changes that caused normal kdump rebuilding also require rebuilding the system initramfs -- 1.8.3.1 Best Regards, Shigeki Morishima ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 森島　茂貴(Morishima Shigeki) 富士通ミッションクリティカルソフトウェア株式会社(MCS) MC サービスソリューション統括部）ネットワークチーム E-mail: s.morishima(a)fujitsu.com Tel: 055-924-7280 (内線: 7260540352) ----------------------------------------------------------------------