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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Full disk encryption
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:28:50
Message-Id: 20111130232656.45b21f47@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Full disk encryption by David W Noon
1 On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:07:35 +0000, David W Noon wrote:
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3 > > Why do you need e2fsprogs on an initramfs?
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5 > One needs e2fsck to do a "preen" prior to mounting the required
6 > volume(s).
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8 Why not mount root read-only, just like in a non-initramfs system?
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10 Any e2fsck commands will be run during the boot runlevel, before
11 remounting root rw.
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15 Neil Bothwick
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17 Top Oxymorons Number 21: "Now, then ..."

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