[CentOS-docs] Contribute to Centos wiki
Manuel Wolfshant
wolfy at nobugconsulting.roThu Jan 22 22:20:53 UTC 2009
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On 01/23/2009 12:08 AM, jedcred wrote: > [...] > This is because cryptsetup needs a newline at the end of the keyfile. > Just using a text editor like vim does not create a valid keyfile that > cryptsetup can equate with a key for an encrypted volume. yes, it does. if you ask it to. > This > addition is (at least) worth six hours of my time, I am so much in love with undocumented limitations... I share your pain here, I know the feelings > so hence may be > worth about that much to anyone who may read this valuable addition. > This limitation on cryptsetup and crypttab is not mentioned in the > crypttab nor cryptsetup manuals at all. > > any editor can add a newline. and simply adding to the current instructions "make sure each line ends with a newline character (which can be created by pressing <enter> at the end of the line" should be enough my .02 euros
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