nixos/systemd-boot-builder: fall back to pristine initrd when secrets fail

Otherwise the .conf for that generation references a missing initrd and the boot entry fails to load.
2026-06-02 12:20:54 +03:00
parent 3ff32972f8
commit 76673e2736
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -622,6 +622,10 @@ def write_boot_files(boot_files: BootFileList) -> None:
            if boot_file.current:
                print("failed to create initrd secrets!", file=sys.stderr)
                sys.exit(1)
+            # Keep the entry bootable by leaving at least a pristine initrd
+            # in place. CopyWriter is a no-op if one already exists.
+            assert isinstance(boot_file.writer, InitrdWithSecretsWriter)
+            CopyWriter(source=boot_file.writer.source).write_boot_file(boot_path)
            print(
                "warning: failed to create initrd secrets for generation "
                f"{boot_file.system_identifier.generation}, an older generation",