From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun May 21 13:31:08 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4FE6D76D1A for ; Sun, 21 May 2017 13:31:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mfv@bway.net) Received: from smtp2.bway.net (smtp2.bway.net [216.220.96.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2E98CB5 for ; Sun, 21 May 2017 13:31:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mfv@bway.net) Received: from gecko4 (host-216-220-115-148.dsl.bway.net [216.220.115.148]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: m1316v@bway.net) by smtp2.bway.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4480E9586E; Sun, 21 May 2017 09:31:06 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=bway.net; s=mail; t=1495373466; bh=bnEkooZYhLH9ZTKuwndmnSq3qnve5JAE9MXPfAOqIPE=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Reply-To; b=UbnFhcnvoatGDZJW4nKIPHK6HFXmtNYTYfH1IlvfGurp/9pGxQP1T25Dt5chUp0ve iDiPYbNTyuZI4uC1iklRFkd252SGndeQfq2JOYpUFJ3T86iRsUecdqKi0psP0DOPtf tF+5IjpdNdoIkoiFS5SEOnq2Iih29bPzjJtnlwmk= Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 09:31:05 -0400 From: mfv To: Polytropon Cc: RW , mfv via freebsd-questions 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> Reply-To: mfv@bway.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 13:31:09 -0000 > On Sun, 2017-05-21 at 09:53 Polytropon 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 >> > 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