Public bug reported:
lsinitrd /boot/initrd.img fails in case the initrd is zstd compressed:
```
$ lsinitrd /boot/initrd.img
Image: /boot/initrd.img: 0
========================================================================
Warning : /boot/initrd.img is a symbolic link, ignoring
Version:
Arguments:
dracut modules:
Warning : /boot/initrd.img is a symbolic link, ignoring
Warning : /boot/initrd.img is a symbolic link, ignoring
========================================================================
========================================================================
cpio: premature end of archive
dracut cmdline:
Warning : /boot/initrd.img is a symbolic link, ignoring
```
```
$ 3cpio --examine /boot/initrd.img
0 zstd
```
The CAT variable is 'zstd -d -c'. The zstd man page says about the
--force parameter: "disable input and output checks. Allows [...]
operating on links"
** Affects: dracut (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Assignee: Benjamin Drung (bdrung)
Status: In Progress
** Changed in: dracut (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: dracut (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: dracut (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Benjamin Drung (bdrung)
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lsinitrd fails on zstd compressed initrd: /boot/initrd.img is a
symbolic link, ignoring
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