2010/2/5 wucherpfennig <studhalter.daniel@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Am 04.02.2010 14:49, schrieb Arno Wagner: >> >> On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 10:21:26AM +0000, wucherpfennig wrote: >>> >>> First: I'm sorry for this strange topic behaviour, but I don't know how >>> to >>> write real answers (I tried in the test list, but didn't work either). >>> >>>> I gahther this is a new installation and you would only lose >>>> a few hours of configuration work, correct? >>> >>> No. It was a fully working installtion. I wouldn't car that much about >>> this problem, but I wanted to backup my stuff last weeekend (old backup >>> was messed up). So basicly I'm standing here without any backup from the >>> last few years... >> >> So you unlocked it sucessfully a number of times and suddenly >> this does not work anymore? Any changes, like a different >> keyboard? > > Yes and No, I didn't change anything... Thats why I think it has to be > something with the keyboard... > >>>> For example if >>>> you have, say, 12 characters and 9 of them are the same on most >>>> keymaps, then you could try a direct brute force. >>> >>> I had the same idea last night. although my password is about 20 >>> characters long a brute force attack shouldn't take too long, because >>> there are 4 special Chars [eg ()_-] and 8 numbers. Letters shouldn't be >>> the problem, numbers too... >> >> Letters, except 'y' and 'z'. Numbers should be the same. >> Specials you will have to try some alternatives. >> >> Sounds doable. >> >> Arno > > I avoided y z, so there should be no problem... Any suggestions how to go on > further? > Why don't you made a custom initrd image which would print out what you type to be sure that you use right password. You just need to catch password with "read" and print it out. I have such an image somewhere and I could send/modify it if you are not able to make it yourself. You would just need to put in your lilo.conf or whatever boot manager you use. _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
