#!/bin/bash # Copyright 2024 Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is # permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED # WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO # EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; # OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # This script removes initrds in the /boot directory if there's no kernel # in /boot with the same version. This keeps unused initrds from accumulating # and filling up the filesystem. # Usage: Run without any options to clean up initrd orphans: # # ./remove-orphaned-initrds # # To see what would be removed without actually removing anything: # # ./remove-orphaned-initrds --dry-run # # This script is suitable to run as a periodic cron job (perhaps weekly). ORPHANS_FOUND=false cd /boot for initrd in initrd-*.img ; do if [ ! -r $initrd ]; then continue fi # We are not removing symlinks here. We'll remove dangling ones later on. if [ -L $initrd ]; then continue fi # Find the identifying portion of the initrd's filename: IDENTIFIER="$(basename $(echo $initrd | cut -f 2- -d -) .img)" if [ ! -r vmlinuz-${IDENTIFIER} ]; then ORPHANS_FOUND=true if [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then echo "Would remove orphaned initrd: /boot/${initrd}" else echo "Removing orphaned initrd: /boot/${initrd}" rm -f $initrd fi fi done if [ "$ORPHANS_FOUND" = "false" ]; then echo "No orphaned initrds found in /boot." fi # Also handle initrd symlinks: for dangling_symlink in $(find . -name "initrd-*.img" -xtype l) $(find . -name "initrd.gz" -xtype l) ; do if [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then echo "Would remove dangling initrd symlink: /boot/${dangling_symlink}" else echo "Removing dangling initrd symlink: /boot/${dangling_symlink}" rm -f $dangling_symlink fi done