systemd-factory-reset-generator(8)

systemd-factory-reset-generator8

Pull factory-reset-now.target into the initial boot transaction when factory reset has been requested

Usage

/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-factory-reset-generator

Overview

systemd-factory-reset-generator is a generator that pulls factory-reset-now.target into the initial boot transaction when the factory reset operation has been requested, either via the systemd.factory_reset= kernel command line option or via the FactoryResetRequest EFI variable.

systemd-factory-reset-generator implements systemd.generator(7).

Notes

1.

Factory Reset

https://systemd.io/FACTORY_RESET

From systemd 262.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.