There is no default directory "/var/mapper." It is supposed to be /dev/mapper.
On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Todd And Margo Chester<[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Hi All,
I can set up "/dev/mapper/lin-bak" with
# cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb1 lin-bak
but it disappears after I reboot. This messes up my
crypttab/fstab. Any idea what I am doing wrong?
Many thanks,
-T
On 07/29/2012 06:15 PM, Tam Nguyen wrote:> Hi Todd,Yes, did all that. I can mount too. But, when I reboot,
> Did you create a file journal (mkfs...) after you executed the command?:
>
> # cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb1 lin-bak
>
>
> Basic steps are:
> 1) cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/xyz
> 2) cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/xyz abc <---then verify it in /dev/mapper
> 3) mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/abc <--- i like to use ext4. Do research
> on this journal if you're not clear.
> Now that we got it settled. Come the fun part- automounting:
> 4) configure your /etc/fstab
> 5) then configure your /etc/crypttab
> Before you reboot your machine, do a tested mount:
> >mount -a
>
> -Tam
>
lin-bak disappears from /var/mapper. AAAHHHH!
-T