{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "pstore.conf.d",
    "section": "5",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pstore.conf.d/5/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-05T09:35:04Z",
    "synopsis": "/etc/systemd/pstore.conf /etc/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "pstore.conf, pstore.conf.d - PStore configuration file\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "/etc/systemd/pstore.conf /etc/systemd/pstore.conf.d/*\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This file configures the behavior of systemd-pstore(8), a tool for archiving the contents of\nthe persistent storage filesystem, pstore[1].\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "CONFIGURATION DIRECTORIES AND PRECEDENCE": {
            "content": "The default configuration is set during compilation, so configuration is only needed when it\nis necessary to deviate from those defaults. Initially, the main configuration file in\n/etc/systemd/ contains commented out entries showing the defaults as a guide to the\nadministrator. Local overrides can be created by editing this file or by creating drop-ins,\nas described below. Using drop-ins for local configuration is recommended over modifications\nto the main configuration file.\n\nIn addition to the \"main\" configuration file, drop-in configuration snippets are read from\n/usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, /usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, and /etc/systemd/*.conf.d/.\nThose drop-ins have higher precedence and override the main configuration file. Files in the\n*.conf.d/ configuration subdirectories are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order,\nregardless of in which of the subdirectories they reside. When multiple files specify the\nsame option, for options which accept just a single value, the entry in the file sorted last\ntakes precedence, and for options which accept a list of values, entries are collected as\nthey occur in the sorted files.\n\nWhen packages need to customize the configuration, they can install drop-ins under /usr/.\nFiles in /etc/ are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this logic to override\nthe configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to be used to override\npackage drop-ins, since the main configuration file has lower precedence. It is recommended\nto prefix all filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to\nsimplify the ordering of the files.\n\nTo disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a\nsymlink to /dev/null in the configuration directory in /etc/, with the same filename as the\nvendor configuration file.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "All options are configured in the [PStore] section:\n\nStorage=\nControls where to archive (i.e. copy) files from the pstore filesystem. One of \"none\",\n\"external\", and \"journal\". When \"none\", the tool exits without processing files in the\npstore filesystem. When \"external\" (the default), files are archived into\n/var/lib/systemd/pstore/, and logged into the journal. When \"journal\", pstore file\ncontents are logged only in the journal.\n\nUnlink=\nControls whether or not files are removed from pstore after processing. Takes a boolean\nvalue. When true, a pstore file is removed from the pstore once it has been archived\n(either to disk or into the journal). When false, processing of pstore files occurs\nnormally, but the files remain in the pstore. The default is true in order to maintain\nthe pstore in a nearly empty state, so that the pstore has storage available for the next\nkernel error event.\n\nThe defaults for all values are listed as comments in the template /etc/systemd/pstore.conf\nfile that is installed by default.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "systemd-journald.service(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "NOTES": {
            "content": "1. pstore\nhttps://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore\n\n\n\nsystemd 249                                                                           PSTORE.CONF(5)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "pstore.conf, pstore.conf.d - PStore configuration file",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "systemd-journald.service",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-journald.service/8/json"
        }
    ]
}