Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 09:31:05 -0400 From: mfv <mfv@bway.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>, mfv via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GnuPG smart card && geli Message-ID: <20170521093105.018dd27b@gecko4> In-Reply-To: <20170521095336.bda4180a.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20170517103822.GB16462@c720-r314251> <20170519101806.1674fda0@gecko4> <20170519161416.68df0fc8@gumby.homeunix.com> <20170519121514.21469751@gecko4> <20170519180708.0c8c6b84@gumby.homeunix.com> <20170520165636.27ca80d9@gecko4> <20170521095336.bda4180a.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> On Sun, 2017-05-21 at 09:53 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > >On Sat, 20 May 2017 16:56:36 -0400, mfv via freebsd-questions wrote: >> > On Fri, 2017-05-19 at 18:07 RW via freebsd-questions >> > <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: >> > >> >On Fri, 19 May 2017 12:15:14 -0400 >> >mfv wrote: >> > >> > >> >> Is it possible to automatically read a password/passfile during >> >> boot up from a USB memory stick without geli? If so, how? >> > >> >I've never tried mounting geli partitions at boot time but I would >> >image you could do it by mounting the stick from fstab and passing >> >the appropriate flag in rc.conf. >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> >https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> Hello RW, >> >> Thanks for this useful suggestion. It seems feasible for my skill >> level. >> >> I know enough of FreeBSD to edit fstab but am not clear about the >> specific settings in rc.conf. > >I think this pointer is related to the "mount early" and "mount late" >mechanisms. The distinction can be made with the "late" option in >/etc/fstab, and "boot time" ("mount early") is the opposite. ;-) > > > >> As I am not interested in using geli I looked >> in /etc/defaults/rc.conf for an appropriate setting but could not >> find anything that could be used. Did I miss something? If not, >> does that mean I have to roll my own rc script and place it >> in /usr/local/etc/rc.d? > >A custom rc.d-style script would provide good contron over _when_ >the mount operation should take place. If you want to mount something >after normal system startup, you can use /etc/rc.local for scripting. > > > Hello Polytropon and Matthias, Thanks to Matthias for raising this issue and to Polytropon for these additional tips. Will now delve into a better understanding of the boot process and rc.d scripts. Cheers ... Marek
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