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Blue_Ice 06-17-2010 02:54 AM
Mounting encrypted disk
 
Hi all,

Is it possible to mount an encrypted disk? I have the password and it is encrypted with crypto_luks. The filesystem that is encrypted is ext4. BackTrack 4 is available through PXE boot.

I hope anyone knows how to do this.

Blue_Ice 06-17-2010 07:09 AM
Will mount.crypt do the job?

Blue_Ice 06-18-2010 02:46 AM
Ok, I figured it out myself.
If you are not using LVM then installing pam_mount is required and you will be able to mount the disk with:
Code:
# mount.crypt -o cipher=aes /dev/sda2 /mnt
In case you are using LVM, you might need to install LVM2 (Not sure if you need pam_mount installed too, as I already had it installed). After this run the following commands:
Code:
# modprobe dm-mod
# vgscan --mknodes
# vgchange -ay <VolGroup>
# lvs
# mount /dev/<VolGroup>/<Vol_root> /mnt


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