Why doesn't Anaconda provide an interface for setting a GRUB2 password?

[bitcoffeeiux]

Grub2 is used as the bootloader for most operating systems. Anaconda also sets grub2 as the boot option for most operating systems. Why does Anaconda not provide a grub2 password set interface? If I have an addon with a grub2 password, can I contribute to the anaconda?

[jkonecny12]

I see that there is --password kickstart API for the bootloader command. Is that sufficient for you.

If you want to have this as GUI option than I think no-one requested that which is probably the main reason. However, I would like to give you a heads-up that we are starting with the new UI initiative https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/anaconda-is-getting-a-new-suit/ so I'm not sure if you rather don't want to wait with the implementation.

[bitcoffeeiux]

I want to be able to integrate this functionality into the GUI, and I'm going to try to write a basic GRUB2 password setting interface contribute to anaconda

[jkonecny12]

GRUB 2 password is a bit more advanced and not generally recommended (as I know). We don't want to add everything into the UI for sake of clarity and maintainability.

[bitcoffeeiux]

[jkonecny12]

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