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+<refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup-generator">
+
+        <refentryinfo>
+                <title>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</title>
+                <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+                <authorgroup>
+                        <author>
+                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+                                <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+                                <surname>Poettering</surname>
+                                <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+                        </author>
+                </authorgroup>
+        </refentryinfo>
+
+        <refmeta>
+                <refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle>
+                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+        </refmeta>
+
+        <refnamediv>
+                <refname>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refname>
+                <refpurpose>Unit generated for <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename></refpurpose>
+        </refnamediv>
+
+        <refsynopsisdiv>
+                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para>
+        </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Description</title>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</filename>
+                is a generator that translates
+                <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> into native systemd
+                units early at boot and when configuration of the
+                system manager is reloaded. This will create
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                units as necessary.</para>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</filename>
+                implements the <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generator">generator
+                specification</ulink>.</para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</filename> understands
+                the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
+
+                <variablelist>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>luks=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>rd.luks=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+                                argument. Defaults to
+                                <literal>yes</literal>. If
+                                <literal>no</literal> disables the
+                                generator
+                                entirely. <varname>rd.luks=</varname>
+                                is honoured only be initial RAM disk
+                                (initrd) while
+                                <varname>luks=</varname> is honoured
+                                by both the main system and the
+                                initrd.  </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>luks.crypttab=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>rd.luks.crypttab=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+                                argument. Defaults to
+                                <literal>yes</literal>. If
+                                <literal>no</literal> causes the
+                                generator to ignore any devices
+                                configured in
+                                <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>
+                                (<varname>luks.uuid=</varname> will
+                                still work
+                                however). <varname>rd.luks.crypttab=</varname>
+                                is honoured only be initial RAM disk
+                                (initrd) while
+                                <varname>luks.crypttab=</varname> is
+                                honoured by both the main system and
+                                the initrd.  </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>luks.uuid=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a LUKS super
+                                block UUID as argument. This will
+                                activate the specified device as part
+                                of the boot process as if it was
+                                listed in
+                                <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. This
+                                option may be specified more than once
+                                in order to set up multiple
+                                devices. <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname>
+                                is honoured only be initial RAM disk
+                                (initrd) while
+                                <varname>luks.uuid=</varname> is
+                                honoured by both the main system and
+                                the initrd.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+                </variablelist>
+        </refsect1>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>See Also</title>
+                <para>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                </para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>