Re: expanding encrypted volume/growing the volume

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On 09/09/2014 04:52 PM, Ross Boylan wrote:
  The FAQ advises wipeing it, though the
only explicit reasons seem not much of a concern for space in a volume
group (but later there are references to attacks available if the
attacker can determine which sectors are unused).  As far as I know
there is no way to access the unused area of the volume group ...

Easy.  Create a new LV in that VG and use "--extents 100%FREE" as
its size.  Fill that LV with whatever variety of random data you
choose, then delete that LV and use the space to expand your active
LV.

--
Bob Nichols     "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
                Do NOT delete it.

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