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From: Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] dynamic growing volume
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To: Moji <lordmoji@gmail.com>
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Moji wrote:
> If you create LVM OVER encrypted LUKS partitions, you should be able to
> use the LVM/FS commands to re-size a volume as you normally would.
> 
> This also breaks up the encryption by using different master keys for
> each partition.

You probably want to create LUKS over LV (LUKS over LVM) and after normal
LVM resize just issue cryptsetup resize.

(one day LVM will support manipulation with encrypted volumes directly)

>> is it possible to create a dynamic growing crypted volume ?
>> i know that its possible with lvm and xfs..
>> but im not sure what happens if its crypted

Milan
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