On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 05:12:25PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > I use a special user called unlock, whose home directory is on > > /var/local/, to unlock my /home partitions: > > Unlock? What does "unlock" mean in this context? It looks like a > synonym for "mount". If so, it's an unnecessary opportunity for > confusion. And it sounds like it's more complicated than it need be.
I think it implies some kind of encryption, requiring a key to mount.