[CentOS] LUKS encypted partition using --key-file can only be decrypted with --key-file

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Hi all,

I created a LUKS encrypted partition via a udev-triggered script on 6.6 using --key-file /tmp/foo. This worked fine, and I can decrypt the LUKS partition via script and manually using --key-file with luksOpen.

The odd problem is that I can't decrypt the partition using the prompt. If I manually create a file with the passphrase in it and then point to it with --key-file, it decrypts fine. I used 'cat -A /tmp/foo' to verify that there was no '\n' at the end of the phrase.

Is this expected behaviour? That is; If you create an encrypted partition using --key-file, you always decrypt with the same? If so, I can't understand the logic... If not, then I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Thanks for any insight!

digimer

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