Set root as owner for all files/dirs in the initramfs

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If the partition is detected, the squashfs module will be loaded from /modules/<
 This is used as the writeable area of the overlay and consists of three directories which are created if not preset:
 * /upper: Used for the 'upperdir' of the overlayfs. This is where all deleted/modified/created files are stored. This is cleared on each boot.
 * /work: Used for the 'workdir' of the overlayfs.
-* /persistent: Used as an additional 'lowerdir' of the overlayfs. As the 'upperdir' is cleared, this read-only lower dir allows customisations to be made compared to the read-only OS image.
+* /persistent: Used as an additional 'lowerdir' of the overlayfs. As the 'upperdir' is cleared, this read-only lower dir allows customisations to be made compared to the read-only OS image. eg. SSH keys.
 
 ### The image partition
 This must contain a single file, root-squashfs.img which contains the full operating system.

build.sh

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ for arch in ${!BUSYBOX_MD5[@]}; do
 	    ln -s busybox $INIT_DIR/bin/$bbcmd
 	done
 	cd $INIT_DIR
-	find . | cpio -H newc -o | gzip > ../init-$PROJECT_VERSION-$arch.gz
+	find . | cpio -H newc -o --owner=0:0 | gzip > ../init-$PROJECT_VERSION-$arch.gz
 	cd ../..
 
 	# Create debug (start shell before switching root, start shell on error instead of exiting)
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ for arch in ${!BUSYBOX_MD5[@]}; do
 	sed -i -r '/# End mounting OS filesystems/a sh' $INIT_DIR/init
 	sed -i -r 's/exit 1/sh/' $INIT_DIR/init
 	cd $INIT_DIR
-	find . | cpio -H newc -o | gzip > ../init-$PROJECT_VERSION-$arch-debug.gz
+	find . | cpio -H newc --owner=0:0 -o | gzip > ../init-$PROJECT_VERSION-$arch-debug.gz
 	cd ../..
 done