From 0e33be13acf4868f2dd590e232f9c01706e7a454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warren Block Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:07:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify usage of GELI rc.d script. PR: docs/187321 Reviewed by: Allan Jude and mat@ on IRC --- .../books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml | 24 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml index 9dc225db47..21ee3c3ea9 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml @@ -3126,8 +3126,8 @@ Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key" This configures /dev/da2 as a - geli provider of which the master key - file is located in /root/da2.key. + geli provider with a master key + file of /root/da2.key. geli will not use a passphrase when attaching to the provider if was given during the @@ -3135,6 +3135,26 @@ geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key" the geli provider from the kernel before the system shuts down. + + During the startup process, scripts prompt for the + passphrase before attaching the GELI + provider. Other kernel messages might be shown before and + after the password prompt. If the boot process seems to + stall, look carefully for the password prompt among the + other messages. + + When the correct password is given, the provider is + attached. A consumer, like a file system, is then mounted + on the provider, typically by an entry in + /etc/fstab (see + &man.fstab.5;). + + Later in the startup process, &os; configures + GELI providers to automatically detach. + GELI providers without any consumers + will detach at that time. + + More information about configuring rc.d is provided in the rc.d section of the