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# systemd-firstboot
> Initialize basic system settings on or before the first boot-up of a system.
> More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-firstboot.html>.
- Operate on the specified directory instead of the root directory of the host system:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --root {{path/to/root_directory}}`
- Set the system keyboard layout:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --keymap {{keymap}}`
- Set the system hostname:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --hostname {{hostname}}`
- Set the root user's password:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --root-password {{password}}`
- Prompt the user interactively for a specific basic setting:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --prompt {{setting}}`
- Force writing configuration even if the relevant files already exist:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --force`
- Remove all existing files that are configured by `systemd-firstboot`:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --reset`
- Remove the password of the system's root user:
`sudo systemd-firstboot --delete-root-password`