Re: Protect/Backup Encrypted FS

[Bedros Hanounik <2bedros@gmail.com>]

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I have a very similar problem;

Assume that I created an ecnrypted partition using reiserfs. I know I can 
access the partition after a regular boot, but what if I used LiveCD?

What data (and where it's stored) I need in order to access that partition 
using knoppix LiveCD for example. 

I wanted to have an encrypted partition, but my problem is I don't know how 
to findthe encryption keys and save them in a safe place. Just in case the 
system die and I don't have a recent backup.
 
-Bedros


On Apr 8, 2005 7:27 PM, Chester R. Hosey <chosey@nauticom.net> wrote:
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> What configuration? I'm not really sure what you're asking, which means
> that it's difficult to formulate an answer. People on this list are
> generally very willing to help, but their ability to help is limited by
> how much information you give about what you're looking to do.
> 
> As far as backing up a partition and restoring that backup, use tar. GNU
> tar (which is almost certainly the default on GNU/Linux systems) is
> quite full-featured and should be able to serve your needs.
> 
> If you're asking how to inform a GNU/Linux system about partitions you
> want to have mounted, you're probably looking for the /etc/fstab file.
> Try "man fstab" to see the manual page, and examine your current
> /etc/fstab to see what partitions the operating system knows about (with
> respect to filesystem type, where to mount by default, whether to mount
> on boot, etc.).
> 
> If this hasn't provided you with the information you need to find an
> answer, perhaps you could try a bit more specifically. Describe the
> situation in which you find yourself, and what you hope to be able to
> do. Bonus points are awarded if it's a question specific to ReiserFS, as
> this is the topic of this list.
> 
> 
> Shannon wrote:
> | I haven't received a reply to this, so I'm going to be more specific:
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> | When you create an encrypted partition, where is this configuration
> stored?
> |
> | On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 02:48 pm, Shannon wrote:
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> |>/ 10GB Reiser
> |>/home 40GB Reiser encrypted FS
> |>/swap 300mb
> |>
> |>
> |>As per the harddrive configuration, if my / partition becomes corrupted 
> or
> |>if I choose to install a fresh copy of SuSe9.2 Pro over / and remount
> |>/home, what do need to backup or how do I backup the files needed to
> |>restore the encrypted partition /home
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