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Subject: Re: problem reattaching GBDE-encrypted slice 
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In message <1256123024@web.de>, =?iso-8859-1?Q? "Stefan=20Krau=DF" ?= writes:

>> This is weird.  It sounds like the master key sector has been
>> destroyed on the disk.
>
>Is there a way to test this? Maybe some litte program to check?

trying to attach with gbde and the right passphrase and failing is
a pretty good test.

>If it is a problem with the master key sector, is there a possibility
>to recover from that error?

If you have a copy or if you have configured multiple keys

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