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@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ Here are the image features available for all images:
- *empty-root-password:* Sets the root password to an empty string,
which allows logins with a blank password.
+- *overlayfs-etc:* Configures the ``/etc`` directory to be in ``overlayfs``.
+ This allows to store device specific information elsewhere, especially
+ if the root filesystem is configured to be read-only.
+
- *package-management:* Installs package management tools and preserves
the package manager database.