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.TH "KEXEC\-BOOTLOADER" "8" "01/19/2018" "SUSE" "User Manuals"
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.SH "NAME"
kexec-bootloader \- Load kexec kernel from bootloader configuration
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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kexec\-bootloader [\-D]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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kexec\-bootloader takes the default section of bootloader configuration and loads that kernel, initrd with \fIkexec \-l\fR and the respective command line\&.
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Under systemd kexec\-bootloader may be invoked by kexec\-load\&.service (/usr/bin/systemctl kexec) to perform a kexec\&. To emulate previous SLE configurable behaviour where kexec occurs automatically at system reboot the systemd reboot target should be altered via \*(Aqln \-s /usr/lib/systemd/system/kexec\&.target /etc/systemd/system/reboot\&.target
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Shows a short usage message\&.
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\fB\-D\fR | \fB\-\-debug\fR
.RS 4
Prints debugging output\&.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The program returns \fB0\fR on success and \fB1\fR on failure\&.
.SH "BUGS"
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Please report bugs and enhancement requests at https://bugzilla\&.novell\&.com\&.
.SH "COPYING"
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Copyright (c) 2008 Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse\&.de>\&. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or later\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBkexec\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
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\fBBernhard Walle\fR <\&bwalle@suse\&.de\&>
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Author.
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