NAME

bootc-rollback - Change the bootloader entry ordering

SYNOPSIS

bootc rollback [OPTIONS...]

DESCRIPTION

Change the bootloader entry ordering; the deployment under rollback will be queued for the next boot, and the current will become rollback. If there is a staged entry (an unapplied, queued upgrade) then it will be discarded.

Note that absent any additional control logic, if there is an active agent doing automated upgrades (such as the default bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer and associated .service) the change here may be reverted. It's recommended to only use this in concert with an agent that is in active control.

A systemd journal message will be logged with MESSAGE_ID=26f3b1eb24464d12aa5e7b544a6b5468 in order to detect a rollback invocation.

Note on Rollbacks and the /etc Directory

When you perform a rollback (e.g., with bootc rollback), any changes made to files in the /etc directory won't carry over to the rolled-back deployment. The /etc files will revert to their state from that previous deployment instead.

This is because bootc rollback just reorders the existing deployments. It doesn't create new deployments. The /etc merges happen when new deployments are created.

OPTIONS

--apply

Restart or reboot into the rollback image

--soft-reboot=SOFT_REBOOT

Configure soft reboot behavior

Possible values:
- required
- auto

EXAMPLES

Rollback to the previous deployment:

bootc rollback

Rollback and immediately apply the changes:

bootc rollback --apply

Rollback with soft reboot if possible:

bootc rollback --apply --soft-reboot=auto

SEE ALSO

bootc(8), bootc-upgrade(8), bootc-switch(8), bootc-status(8)

VERSION

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