Guilhem Moulin: > Hi, > > On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 15:21:00 +0000, procmem wrote: >> cryptsetup convert /dev/vda5 --type luks2 --debug >> […] >> Cannot convert device /dev/vda5 which is still in use. >> […] >> Command failed with code -5 (device already exists or device is busy). > > As the error message indicates, you need to remove (ie, close) the > mapped device first. If that device is required for your system to run > (for instance if it's holding the root file system) you won't be able to > run `cryptsetup luksClose $name` from the main system; however you > should be able to perform `cryptsetup convert` from a live CD, or from > the initramfs image. > initramfs sounds like the most versatile option. Any pointers on how to to this? Searching SE turns up irrelevant results. > Also, if as you hinted at you're using a detached header, you'll need to > pass --header=/path/to/header to `cryptsetup convert`. > > Cheers, > _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx https://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
