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+================
+overcloud-dracut
+================
+Rebuilds initramfs adding all the modules needed to support
+TripleO needs in terms of booting whole disk images with
+enabled security. We need lvm and encryption on the images,
+so adding related packages and modules to enable those.
diff --git a/elements/overcloud-dracut/element-deps b/elements/overcloud-dracut/element-deps
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+package-installs
+select-boot-kernel-initrd
diff --git a/elements/overcloud-dracut/finalise.d/98-regenerate-initramfs b/elements/overcloud-dracut/finalise.d/98-regenerate-initramfs
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+RET=$(select-boot-kernel-initrd)
+KERNEL_VERSION=`echo ${RET%:*} | sed 's/vmlinuz-//g'`
+RAMDISK=/boot/${RET#*:}
+
+dracut --force --add "crypt lvm" $RAMDISK $KERNEL_VERSION
diff --git a/elements/overcloud-dracut/package-installs.yaml b/elements/overcloud-dracut/package-installs.yaml
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+cryptsetup:
+lvm2: