From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 19 21:30:01 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DFE28F9E for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B31D6F8E for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s2JLU12W058099 for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s2JLU1l7058098; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 GMT Message-Id: <201403192130.s2JLU1l7058098@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Allan Jude Subject: Re: docs/187321: [handbook] [patch] Clarification needed on using geli rc.d script X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list Reply-To: Allan Jude List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:30:01 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/187321; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Allan Jude To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, jack-benny@cyberinfo.se Cc: Subject: Re: docs/187321: [handbook] [patch] Clarification needed on using geli rc.d script Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:24:22 -0400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050203020502020103060605 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Minor edits to the patch - added double spaces after periods - removed whitespace at ends of lines - reflowed paragraphs for 70 columns - removed the duplicated reference to /etc/fstab - added a warning about the fact that the password prompt can be hidden by device attachments - Other minor grammar edits -- Allan Jude --------------050203020502020103060605 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; name="docs.disks_geli_fix.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="docs.disks_geli_fix.patch" Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (revision 44271) +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (working copy) @@ -3164,6 +3164,18 @@ the geli provider from the kernel before the system shuts down. + During the boot process, the system will prompt + for the passphrase in order to attach the + GELI provider. The password prompt may + become hidden by other kernel messages, look carefully + when the boot process seems to stall. If the correct + password is given, the system will attach the provider. + However, if the provider is not subsequently used by a file + system the provider will timeout and automatically be + detached. In order to keep the provider attached, it must + be mounted by an entry in /etc/fstab. + See &man.fstab.5; for more information. + More information about configuring rc.d is provided in the rc.d section of the --------------050203020502020103060605--