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From: Scott Bennett <bennett@cs.niu.edu>
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To: bsam@ipt.ru
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Subject: Re: GELI file systems unusable after "glabel label" operations
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     On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:55:35 +0300 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
wrote:
     Thanks so much for responding so fast!
>On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:31:55 -0600 (CST) Scott Bennett wrote:
>
>> hellas# geli attach -k work.key /dev/label/work
>> geli: Cannot read metadata from /dev/label/work: Invalid argument.
>
>Did you try to mount it via geom consumer (/dev/daX)?

     Um, no, a GELI-encrypted partition must first be attached.  The
attach operation fails, as shown above, so there's no way to mount it.

>Can you show apropriate "glabel list"?
>
hellas# geom ELI list
geom: Cannot get GEOM tree: Unknown error: -1
hellas#

     I'm afraid I'm clueless here.  What should I try next?


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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