usage: virt-fw-vars [-h] [-l LEVEL] [-i FILE] [--inplace FILE] [--extract-certs] [-d VAR]
[--set-true VAR] [--set-false VAR] [--set-json FILE] [--set-boot-uri LINK]
[--append-boot-filepath FILE] [--set-shim-debug] [--set-shim-verbose]
[--set-fallback-verbose] [--set-fallback-no-reboot] [--set-sbat-level FILE]
[--set-pk GUID FILE] [--add-kek GUID FILE] [--add-db GUID FILE]
[--add-db-hash GUID HASH] [--set-dbx FILE] [--add-dbx FILE]
[--add-dbx-cert GUID FILE] [--add-dbx-hash GUID HASH] [--add-mok GUID FILE]
[--add-mok-hash GUID HASH] [--enroll-redhat] [--enroll-microsoft]
[--enroll-cert CERT] [--enroll-generate CN] [--enroll-mgmt] [--no-microsoft]
[--microsoft-db {none,win11,win23,win+rom23,uefi11,uefi23,uefi+rom23,redhat,redhat+rom,all}]
[--microsoft-kek {none,2011,2023,all}] [--distro-keys DISTRO] [--distro-list]
[--sb] [-p] [-v] [--hashes] [-x] [-o FILE] [--output-aws FILE]
[--output-json FILE] [--output-auth DIR]
Print and modify EFI variable stores.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l, --loglevel LEVEL set loglevel to LEVEL
-i, --input FILE read edk2 or aws vars from FILE
--inplace, --in-place FILE
modify FILE in place
--extract-certs extract all certificates
Variable options:
-d, --delete VAR delete variable VAR, can be specified multiple times
--set-true VAR set variable VAR to true, can be specified multiple times
--set-false VAR set variable VAR to false, can be specified multiple times
--set-json FILE set variables from json dump FILE
Boot configuration:
--set-boot-uri LINK set network boot uri to LINK (once, using BootNext)
--append-boot-filepath FILE
append boot entry for FILE (permanent, using BootOrder)
shim.efi configuration:
--set-shim-debug enable shim.efi debugging (pause for debugger attach)
--set-shim-verbose enable shim.efi verbose messages
--set-fallback-verbose
enable fallback.efi verbose messages
--set-fallback-no-reboot
disable rebooting for fallback.efi
--set-sbat-level FILE
set SbatLevel variable
Secure boot setup options:
--set-pk, --set-pk-cert GUID FILE
set PK to x509 cert, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner
GUID
--add-kek, --add-kek-cert GUID FILE
add x509 cert to KEK, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner
GUID, can be specified multiple times
--add-db, --add-db-cert GUID FILE
add x509 cert to db, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner
GUID, can be specified multiple times
--add-db-hash GUID HASH
add sha256 HASH to db, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times
--set-dbx FILE initialize dbx with update from FILE
--add-dbx FILE append dbx update from FILE
--add-dbx-cert GUID FILE
add x509 cert to dbx, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner
GUID, can be specified multiple times
--add-dbx-hash GUID HASH
add sha256 HASH to dbx, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times
--add-mok, --add-mok-cert GUID FILE
add x509 cert to MokList, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with
owner GUID, can be specified multiple times
--add-mok-hash GUID HASH
add sha256 HASH to MokList, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple
times
Secure boot convinience shortcuts:
--enroll-redhat enroll default certificates for redhat platform
--enroll-microsoft enroll default certificates for microsoft oem platform
--enroll-cert CERT enroll using specified certificate
--enroll-generate CN enroll using generated cert with given common name
--enroll-mgmt enroll using external management guid
--no-microsoft same as "--microsoft-db none"
--microsoft-db, --profile {none,win11,win23,win+rom23,uefi11,uefi23,uefi+rom23,redhat,redhat+rom,all}
choose microsoft db keys to enroll
--microsoft-kek {none,2011,2023,all}
choose microsoft KEK keys to enroll
--distro-keys DISTRO add ca keys for DISTRO
--distro-list list known distros
--sb, --secure-boot enable secure boot mode
Print options:
-p, --print print varstore
-v, --verbose print varstore verbosely
--hashes print signature db sha256 hashes
-x, --hexdump print variable hexdumps
Output options:
-o, --output FILE write edk2 or aws vars to FILE, using the same format the --input FILE
has.
--output-aws FILE write aws vars to FILE
--output-json FILE write json dump to FILE
--output-auth DIR write *.auth files to DIR
Options (37)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-h, --help | show this help message and exit | help |
-l, --loglevel LEVEL | set loglevel to LEVEL | help |
-i, --input FILE | read edk2 or aws vars from FILE | help |
--inplace, --in-place FILE | modify FILE in place | help |
--extract-certs | extract all certificates | help |
-d, --delete VAR | delete variable VAR, can be specified multiple times | help |
--set-true VAR | set variable VAR to true, can be specified multiple times | help |
--set-false VAR | set variable VAR to false, can be specified multiple times | help |
--set-json FILE | set variables from json dump FILE | help |
--set-boot-uri LINK | set network boot uri to LINK (once, using BootNext) | help |
--append-boot-filepath FILE | append boot entry for FILE (permanent, using BootOrder) | help |
--set-shim-debug | enable shim.efi debugging (pause for debugger attach) | help |
--set-shim-verbose | enable shim.efi verbose messages | help |
--set-fallback-verbose | enable fallback.efi verbose messages | help |
--set-fallback-no-reboot | disable rebooting for fallback.efi | help |
--set-sbat-level FILE | set SbatLevel variable | help |
--set-dbx FILE | initialize dbx with update from FILE | help |
--add-dbx FILE | append dbx update from FILE | help |
--enroll-redhat | enroll default certificates for redhat platform | help |
--enroll-microsoft | enroll default certificates for microsoft oem platform | help |
--enroll-cert CERT | enroll using specified certificate | help |
--enroll-generate CN | enroll using generated cert with given common name | help |
--enroll-mgmt | enroll using external management guid | help |
--no-microsoft | same as "--microsoft-db none" | help |
--microsoft-db, --profile none | choose microsoft db keys to enroll | help |
--microsoft-kek none | choose microsoft KEK keys to enroll | help |
--distro-keys DISTRO | add ca keys for DISTRO | help |
--distro-list | list known distros | help |
--sb, --secure-boot | enable secure boot mode | help |
-p, --print | print varstore | help |
-v, --verbose | print varstore verbosely | help |
--hashes | print signature db sha256 hashes | help |
-x, --hexdump | print variable hexdumps | help |
-o, --output FILE | write edk2 or aws vars to FILE, using the same format the --input FILE has. | help |
--output-aws FILE | write aws vars to FILE | help |
--output-json FILE | write json dump to FILE | help |
--output-auth DIR | write *.auth files to DIR | help |
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