Bug 187321
| Summary: | [handbook] [patch] Clarification needed on using geli rc.d script | ||||||||||
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| Product: | Documentation | Reporter: | Jack-Benny Persson <jack-benny> | ||||||||
| Component: | Books & Articles | Assignee: | Warren Block <wblock> | ||||||||
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||||||||||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||||||||||
| Priority: | Normal | ||||||||||
| Version: | Latest | ||||||||||
| Hardware: | Any | ||||||||||
| OS: | Any | ||||||||||
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Description
Jack-Benny Persson
2014-03-06 17:30:01 UTC
Minor edits to the patch - added double spaces after periods - removed whitespace at ends of lines - reflowed paragraphs for 70 columns - removed the duplicated reference to /etc/fstab - added a warning about the fact that the password prompt can be hidden by device attachments - Other minor grammar edits -- Allan Jude Fix a typo that caused a build error -- Allan Jude Author: wblock Date: Fri Apr 11 16:07:32 2014 New Revision: 44533 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44533 Log: Clarify usage of GELI rc.d script. PR: docs/187321 Reviewed by: Allan Jude and mat@ on IRC Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml Fri Apr 11 15:50:19 2014 (r44532) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml Fri Apr 11 16:07:32 2014 (r44533) @@ -3126,8 +3126,8 @@ Filesystem Size Used Avail Capaci geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key"</programlisting> <para>This configures <filename>/dev/da2</filename> as a - <command>geli</command> provider of which the master key - file is located in <filename>/root/da2.key</filename>. + <command>geli</command> provider with a master key + file of <filename>/root/da2.key</filename>. <command>geli</command> will not use a passphrase when attaching to the provider if <option>-P</option> was given during the @@ -3135,6 +3135,26 @@ geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key"</pr the <command>geli</command> provider from the kernel before the system shuts down.</para> + <note> + <para>During the startup process, scripts prompt for the + passphrase before attaching the <acronym>GELI</acronym> + provider. Other kernel messages might be shown before and + after the password prompt. If the boot process seems to + stall, look carefully for the password prompt among the + other messages.</para> + + <para>When the correct password is given, the provider is + attached. A consumer, like a file system, is then mounted + on the provider, typically by an entry in + <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see + &man.fstab.5;).</para> + + <para>Later in the startup process, &os; configures + <acronym>GELI</acronym> providers to automatically detach. + <acronym>GELI</acronym> providers without any consumers + will detach at that time.</para> + </note> + <para>More information about configuring <filename>rc.d</filename> is provided in the <link linkend="configtuning-rcd">rc.d</link> section of the _______________________________________________ svn-doc-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-doc-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-doc-all-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" State Changed From-To: open->closed Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-doc->wblock Reorganized version of patch committed. Thanks! |
