-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ken Heard wrote: > The command syntax for opening such a device is > > sudo cryptsetup luksOpen <device> <name> > > As I understand the syntax, the device designation can be /dev/sd?? > where the first question mark is the third letter of the device selected > by the OS, and the second question mark is the partition number. Since > device designation in this way is not constant I would like to use the > UUID of the device instead of having to check beforehand which sd > desognation the OS chose when each such stick is attached to the computer. > > Running sudo blkid -L I found the UUIDs for each stick which are quite > long, e.g., UUID="65e7697c-d5fa-4e16-84e9-c45d2f81dd69". I assume I can > somehow use such a UUID to indicate the device instead /dev/sd??, but I > cannot figure out how. The cryptsetup man page does not say how, nor > could I find out how by googling. > > If I knew how I could create individual script files to open and close > each stick. I would be using the bash shell for such scripts. (The > script would also include the mount/unmount command by using the > ????-???? UUID assigned to each stick after access to it is opened.) > > I would consequently appreciate it if someone could tell me how.
After three hours of searching I finally found the answer to my own question: sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/disk/by-uuid/65e7697c-d5fa-4e16-84e9-c45d2f81dd69 fdc (All on one line with a space between the luksOpen and the /dev/ ...) Regards, Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlQ58ZYACgkQlNlJzOkJmTfLKQCdFqOA2yAxNkBtKNkKo9cmuVXn UxMAnj9pb7k01j2eW64qPntOnSZXTl8Y =xDYw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5439f196.3060...@teksavvy.com
