** Summary changed:
- after upgrading to intrepid 8.10, impossible to unlock encrypted disk with
new kernels in 8.10
+ non-ASCII characters in passphrases are ignored in Ubuntu 8.04 (behavior
change in 8.10)
** Description changed:
- When I installed Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 I used the Alternate CD and
- chose the LVM with encrypted root partition option.
+ In Ubuntu 8.04 with kernel 2.6.24), non-ASCII characters are ignored when the
system asks for a
+ passphrase! This behaviour has now changed (kernel 2.6.27/Ubuntu 8.10).
+
+ I don't know how to avoid that other users suffer the same problem.
+ Maybe the behaviour is going to be consistent from now on, but if
+ somebody is going to install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, she could make my very
+ same mistake. Maybe the use of non-ASCII chars should be explicitly
+ and strongly discouraged when asking for a new passphrase, during
+ installation.
+
+ ----------------------------
+ original report:
+ When I installed Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 I used the Alternate CD and chose
the LVM with encrypted root partition option.
I've recently upgraded to Intrepid 8.10, and since then I receive the
following messages when the system asks me for the passphrase to unlock
the disk:
=========== (hand-copied)
Command failed: No key available with this passphrase.
cryptsetup: cryptsetup failed, bad password or options?
===========
I've tried to boot both with kernels 2.6.27-7 and 2.6.27-9, with the
same result. I can boot the system with the old linux image 2.6.24-22
(from Hardy 8.04). All the files I attach are from the system booted
with linux image 2.6.24-22, if not stated the contrary.
I've not tried to boot from a live CD, yet, and mount the encrypted
partitions from there (maybe the next step?).
** Description changed:
In Ubuntu 8.04 with kernel 2.6.24), non-ASCII characters are ignored when the
system asks for a
passphrase! This behaviour has now changed (kernel 2.6.27/Ubuntu 8.10).
-
- I don't know how to avoid that other users suffer the same problem.
- Maybe the behaviour is going to be consistent from now on, but if
- somebody is going to install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, she could make my very
- same mistake. Maybe the use of non-ASCII chars should be explicitly
- and strongly discouraged when asking for a new passphrase, during
- installation.
----------------------------
original report:
When I installed Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 I used the Alternate CD and chose
the LVM with encrypted root partition option.
I've recently upgraded to Intrepid 8.10, and since then I receive the
following messages when the system asks me for the passphrase to unlock
the disk:
=========== (hand-copied)
Command failed: No key available with this passphrase.
cryptsetup: cryptsetup failed, bad password or options?
===========
I've tried to boot both with kernels 2.6.27-7 and 2.6.27-9, with the
same result. I can boot the system with the old linux image 2.6.24-22
(from Hardy 8.04). All the files I attach are from the system booted
with linux image 2.6.24-22, if not stated the contrary.
I've not tried to boot from a live CD, yet, and mount the encrypted
partitions from there (maybe the next step?).
** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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non-ASCII characters in passphrases are ignored in Ubuntu 8.04 (behavior change
in 8.10)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305745
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