How to format master LUKS partition w/o damaging other partition

kaulalla · 05-11-2010, 07:29 AM

I need to change my LUKS partition to NTFS as I do not need the boot partition any longer, but I need to keep sdb3 (truecrypted ext3) intact. This is how the disk looks now:

Code:

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0001b495

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1       38882   312319633+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb2           38883       38913      249007+   5  Extended
/dev/sdb3           38914      121601   664191360   83  Linux
/dev/sdb5           38883       38913      248976   83  Linux

So sdb1 is LUKS encrypted, and I want to format it without damaging sdb3.

Thanks in advance!

bigrigdriver · 05-11-2010, 11:50 AM

Gparted, fdisk, or any other formating utility should allow you to select the partition you want to reformat, without affecting the other partitions.

kaulalla · 05-19-2010, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigrigdriver

Gparted, fdisk, or any other formating utility should allow you to select the partition you want to reformat, without affecting the other partitions.

Thanks for making clear that having a LUKS partition does not affect formatting

Wanted to be safe rather than sorry!