Can you clarify: 1. which documentation exactly refers to "GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING"? 2. which debian / grub2 package version "GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING" is known to work on?
On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 6:47 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Package: grub2-common > Version: 2.12-9 > > I would like to report what appears to be a regression or documentation > mismatch regarding GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING on Debian 13 ("trixie"). > > On a fresh Debian 13 amd64 system, I added the following to > /etc/default/grub for security reason: > > GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING=true > > Then I ran "sudo update-grub." > The command completed without errors and regenerated > /boot/grub/grub.cfg. > > However: > - Pressing e at the GRUB menu still allows editing of boot entries. > - Searching /boot/grub/grub.cfg for any reference to "disable" or > "editing" returns nothing (for example, grep -i disable > /boot/grub/grub.cfg produces no output). > > This suggests that the GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING variable is not being > translated into any corresponding GRUB setting in the generated > configuration. > My understanding is that GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING=true is supposed to > disable interactive editing of menu entries, so either this > functionality has been removed or it is no longer wired up in the Debian > packaging/scripts. > > Could you please clarify whether: > - GRUB_DISABLE_EDITING is still intended to be supported on Debian 13, > and if so, which GRUB variable/command in grub.cfg should be generated; > or > - The option is deprecated/unsupported, in which case the documentation > and default /etc/default/grub handling may need to be updated? > > System details: > - Debian version: Debian 13 "trixie" (amd64) > - Boot mode: UEFI > - grub-install version: 2.12-9 > > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-grub-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grub-devel
