Using encrypted disks

[Andrew Farris]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> During install I was asked to give a password for encrypting the disk(s).  In 
> the rawhide box there are two hard disks, and both were encrypted.  Did I get 
> the chance to set different passwords for the two disks?  I can't remember.  
> If I didn't, there isn't much sense in asking me for each disk's password, 
> but I wonder what circumstances are envisaged where you might want different 
> encryption on the two disks?

If you created them as separately encrypted filesystems then yes, you did get 
the chance to set each password.  If it is two disks or multiple partitions 
using a single filesystem then no.

I could foresee having a separate filesystem for each user with different 
encryption, for which you'd want to set the passwords differently. (ala OSX's 
filevault home directories)

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