On Sun, Jun 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM void <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to remove the GELI prompt/functionality from > a root-on-zfs system. How can I do this without re-initialising > the whole system? It's not a redundant array - it's just one disk. > > There are some methods turning up in a search, but from years ago, > and zfs is a fast-moving target. They're all using redundant > arrays in their examples. > > What I'm after is the latest approved/proper method to remove GELI > from the booted, unlocked, single-disk zfs system. Is this possible > in-situ?
Nope. One way or another you will need to copy the entire disk. You can't just remove the encryption sector-by-sector.
