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bootctl: fix docs/--help to say that "bootctl random-seed" not just initializes but also refreshes ESP random seeds
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>random-seed</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Generates a random seed and stores it in the EFI System Partition, for use by the
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<command>systemd-boot</command> boot loader. Also, generates a random 'system token' and stores it
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persistently as an EFI variable, if one has not been set before. If the boot loader finds the random
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seed in the ESP and the system token in the EFI variable it will derive a random seed to pass to the
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OS and a new seed to store in the ESP from the combination of both. The random seed passed to the OS
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is credited to the kernel's entropy pool by the system manager during early boot, and permits
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userspace to boot up with an entropy pool fully initialized very early on. Also see
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<listitem><para>Generates a random seed and stores it in the EFI System Partition (ESP), for use by
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the <command>systemd-boot</command> boot loader. If a random seed already exists in the ESP it is
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refreshed. Also generates a random 'system token' and stores it persistently as an EFI variable, if
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one has not been set before. If the boot loader finds the random seed in the ESP and the system token
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in the EFI variable it will derive a random seed to pass to the OS and a new seed to store in the ESP
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from the combination of both. The random seed passed to the OS is credited to the kernel's entropy
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pool by the system manager during early boot, and permits userspace to boot up with an entropy pool
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fully initialized very early on. Also see
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot-random-seed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
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<para>See <ulink url="https://systemd.io/RANDOM_SEEDS">Random Seeds</ulink> for further
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" update Update systemd-boot in the ESP and EFI variables\n"
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" remove Remove systemd-boot from the ESP and EFI variables\n"
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" is-installed Test whether systemd-boot is installed in the ESP\n"
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" random-seed Initialize random seed in ESP and EFI variables\n"
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" random-seed Initialize or refresh random seed in ESP and EFI\n"
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" variables\n"
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"\n%3$sKernel Image Commands:%4$s\n"
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" kernel-identify Identify kernel image type\n"
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" kernel-inspect Prints details about the kernel image\n"
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