{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "systemd-veritysetup",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-veritysetup/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-04T14:07:30Z",
    "synopsis": "systemd-veritysetup@.service\n/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-veritysetup",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "systemd-veritysetup@.service, systemd-veritysetup - Disk verity protection logic\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "systemd-veritysetup@.service\n\n/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-veritysetup\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "systemd-veritysetup@.service is a service responsible for setting up verity protection block\ndevices. It should be instantiated for each device that requires verity protection.\n\nAt early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded kernel command line\nconfiguration for verity protected block devices is translated into\nsystemd-veritysetup@.service units by systemd-veritysetup-generator(8).\n\nsystemd-veritysetup@.service calls systemd-veritysetup.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COMMANDS": {
            "content": "The following commands are understood by systemd-veritysetup:\n\nattach volume datadevice hashdevice roothash [option...]\nCreate a block device volume using datadevice and hashdevice as the backing devices.\nroothash forms the root of the tree of hashes stored on hashdevice. See Kernel\ndm-verity[1] documentation for details.\n\nAdded in version 250.\n\ndetach volume\nDetach (destroy) the block device volume.\n\nAdded in version 250.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "help",
                    "content": "Print short information about command syntax.\n\nAdded in version 250.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "systemd(1), systemd-veritysetup-generator(8), veritysetup(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "NOTES": {
            "content": "1. Kernel dm-verity\nhttps://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/device-mapper/verity.html\n\nsystemd 255                                                          SYSTEMD-VERITYSETUP@.SERVICE(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "systemd-veritysetup@.service, systemd-veritysetup - Disk verity protection logic",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "systemd",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "systemd-veritysetup-generator",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-veritysetup-generator/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "veritysetup",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/veritysetup/8/json"
        }
    ]
}