This file explains how to enable the NetworkManager module for dracut-sshd.

To use NetworkManager instead of networkd, follow these steps:

1. Install sudo dnf install dracut-network

2. execute usermod -p '*' root on root user

3. Copy the 46sshd and 99sshd-networkmanager subdirectories to the Dracut module directory:

   sudo cp -r 46sshd /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d
   sudo cp -r 99sshd-networkmanager /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d
   sudo cp -r 99cryptsetup-fdisk-lsblk /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d

4. Create an authorized keys file at /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. This file should contain the public keys that you want to use to connect to the system during early boot. For example:

   ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQC1... [email protected]
   
   

5. Set the mountpoint for the encrypted root partition in the /etc/fstab file. For example:

   /dev/mapper/encrypted_data /var/data xfs defaults 0 0
   

6. Regenerate the initramfs:

   sudo dracut -f -v

This will enable NetworkManager in the initramfs, allowing you to connect to the system remotely during early boot.