Re: split cryptsetup?

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Thomas Zander wrote:
> I have a setup where the first time my user logs in I am asked for the 
> password after which the openlucks partition is mounted and available for 
> things like my email.
> 
> This means that the end user will actually be calling the "cryptsetup 
> luksOpen" command line.
> Currently this is impossible to do nicely, since you need to be root to 
> call that line :(

Authentication runs as root already. You can use e.g. pam_mount to
mount additional volumes. It can also access the user's password so
he doesn't need to enter it twice if it is the same for login an
encrypted volume.

cu
Ludwig

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