On 2015-02-12, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> This is good to know. However I don't understand what you get for your
>> money using an encrypted *LVM* file system if the commodity of resizing
>> (or reallocation) is more or less removed from the picture.
>
> Using LVM-on-encryption means that you only need one key (one password)
> to unlock the system. The alternative (encrypted LVs or partitions)
> would mean separate keys for each file system and managing that would be
> quite a task. So, while LVM can give you resizing, in this case it's
> being used for it's partition-upon-a-partition capabilities.
>

I see.  Thank you.

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