On Dec 1, 2009, at 1:52 PM, LEVAI Daniel wrote: > On Tuesday 01 December 2009 19.38.13 you wrote: >>>>> <quote> >>>>> 6. Upon each subsequent boot enter this: >>>>> >>>>> # bioctl -c C -l /dev/wd0d softraid0 && exit >>>>> >>>>> </quote> >>>>> >>>>> I'm also specifying the "-r 32768" along with these. I suppose it is >>>>> useless then, isn't it? >>>> >>>> I'm not sure. The man page is unclear. It seems to work either way. Can >>>> rounds be changed after initially creating the volume? >>>> >>>>>> Marco said "no" >> >> So explicitly specifying the rounds at each boot seems unnecessary. > > What is confusing me, is that one creates and activates a crypt device with > basically the same command. How could I know if I'm creating a new crypted > device, or opening an existing one? > > Daniel > > -- > LC VAI DC!niel > PGP key ID = 0x4AC0A4B1 > Key fingerprint = D037 03B9 C12D D338 4412 2D83 1373 917A 4AC0 A4B1 >
If you're creating a new device, you'll be prompted twice for the password. Obviously if you thought you were opening an existing device and get the 2nd prompt that would be a good time to ctrl-c or type the wrong password the 2nd time to cause bioctl to fail the process.
