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--- doc:appunti:linux:sa:cryptfs [2012/05/18 23:04] – [Dm-crypt] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:linux:sa:cryptfs [2017/11/07 12:36] – [Using a key-file instead of an interactive password] niccolo
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+===== Manual start of encrypted disk =====
+If an encrypted disk **requires a password to be typed interactively**, it is obviously not possible to start it automatically at boot time. In old Debian releases there was the **timeout** parameter to be added into **/etc/crypttab**. Using that parameter, the starting of a LUKS volume is skipped at boot time and can be executed later using **/etc/init.d/cryptdisks start**.
+Starting with **Debian 5 Lenny** the //timeout// parameter was not longer available (see [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495509|bug #495509]]). The **noauto** parameter is instead required in **/etc/crypttab** and eventually in **/etc/fstab**.
+Starting with **Debian 6 Squeeze** the **noauto** parameter is still required. Once the system is running you can execute the command **/etc/init.d/cryptdisks force-start** to start the encrypted disk, asking for the password.
+Starting with **Debian 9 Stretch** the **noauto** parameter is used as usual, but //sysvinit// init system was superceeded by **systemd**, so the script ''/etc/init.d/cryptdisks'' is no longer used. To start the encrypted disk interactively you should use the script **cryptdisks_start** instead.