You need to map it in the file /etc/crypttab. You want to configure your /etc/crypttab file to look like this: lin-bak /dev/sdb1 On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Todd And Margo Chester < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Xfce 4.8 > Scientific Linux 6.2, 64 bit > > I have just encrypted my backup drive. Is there anyway > to get it into my fstab? > > Problem is rebooting removed the label I created in > /dev/mapper with > > # cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb1 lin-bak > > and in fstab, I can add: > /dev/mapper/lin-bak /lin-bak ext4 defaults 1 0 > > But "/dev/mapper/lin-bak" vanishes on me after a reboot. > > I can double click on the icon on my desktop and > it will mount in "/media/lin-bak". But this plays > havoc on my scripts. Gives me a long funny name > in /dev/mapper too, which disappears when you > dismount. > > Be nice to be able to get the drive into my fstab. > If not, how do I mount it from the command line? > > If I try to mount directly, I get > > # mount /dev/sdb1 /lin-bak > mount: unknown filesystem type 'crypto_LUKS' > > Perplexed, > -T >