Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:13:11 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to change passphrase for FreeBSD 11.0 encrypted ZFS root? Message-ID: <b1143059-fe17-e024-4e6d-d6dfd4e56464@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <CADyrUxNgfu-g24hcQA9Fc-YATTJA0tmkq%2BN9u3Rta%2B1-Cp%2B=hw@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fb7f3d1-dfb5-ab75-ab75-12dcc81423ca@holgerdanske.com> <CADyrUxNgfu-g24hcQA9Fc-YATTJA0tmkq%2BN9u3Rta%2B1-Cp%2B=hw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 06/14/2017 05:35 AM, Jov wrote: > On 06/14/2017 2:20 PM，"David Christensen wrote: >> I issued the following command: >> >> toor@freebsd:/root # geli setkey -n 0 /dev/ada0s1d Enter new >> passphrase: Reenter new passphrase: Note, that the master key >> encrypted with old keys and/or passphrase may still exists in a >> metadata backup file. >> >> Now when I boot, I enter the passphrase at the boot menu, a bunch >> of stuff scrolls by, and then I see: >> >> Enter passphrase for ada0s1d: >> >> I enter the new passphrase and I see: >> >> GEOM_ELI: Wrong key for ada0s1d. Tries left: 2. Enter passphrase >> for ada0s1d: > > You change the passphrase without key file？ the default geli boot > will read key files in /boot dir，the key file name is set in > /boot/loader.conf, you shoud remove the settings if you not set it. Thank you for the clue. I would now like to edit /boot/loader, to see if I can adjust the settings so that GELI will decrypt my root partition using just a passphrase. When I boot the FreeBSD 11.0 i386 installer into single-user mode: # mount /dev/ada0s1a /mnt mount /dev/ada0s1a: Invalid argument Why is mount(8) complaining? # ls -l /dev/ada0s1a crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x5b Jun 14 15:53 /dev/ada0s1a David
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