root - Specify the root device

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 LPAR mode z/VM guest KVM guest

Use the root= kernel parameter to tell Linux® what to use as the root when mounting the root file system.

Format

root syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramroot= <rootdevice>

Examples

This example makes Linux use /dev/dasda1 when mounting the root file system: 
      root=/dev/dasda1