docs/187321: commit references a PR
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Subject: Re: docs/187321: commit references a PR
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:07:37 +0000 (UTC)
Author: wblock
Date: Fri Apr 11 16:07:32 2014
New Revision: 44533
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44533
Log:
Clarify usage of GELI rc.d script.
PR: docs/187321
Reviewed by: Allan Jude and mat@ on IRC
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml Fri Apr 11 15:50:19 2014 (r44532)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml Fri Apr 11 16:07:32 2014 (r44533)
@@ -3126,8 +3126,8 @@ Filesystem Size Used Avail Capaci
geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key"</programlisting>
<para>This configures <filename>/dev/da2</filename> as a
- <command>geli</command> provider of which the master key
- file is located in <filename>/root/da2.key</filename>.
+ <command>geli</command> provider with a master key
+ file of <filename>/root/da2.key</filename>.
<command>geli</command> will not use a passphrase when
attaching to the provider if
<option>-P</option> was given during the
@@ -3135,6 +3135,26 @@ geli_da2_flags="-p -k /root/da2.key"</pr
the <command>geli</command> provider from the kernel before
the system shuts down.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>During the startup process, scripts prompt for the
+ passphrase before attaching the <acronym>GELI</acronym>
+ provider. Other kernel messages might be shown before and
+ after the password prompt. If the boot process seems to
+ stall, look carefully for the password prompt among the
+ other messages.</para>
+
+ <para>When the correct password is given, the provider is
+ attached. A consumer, like a file system, is then mounted
+ on the provider, typically by an entry in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
+ &man.fstab.5;).</para>
+
+ <para>Later in the startup process, &os; configures
+ <acronym>GELI</acronym> providers to automatically detach.
+ <acronym>GELI</acronym> providers without any consumers
+ will detach at that time.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>More information about configuring
<filename>rc.d</filename> is provided in the
<link linkend="configtuning-rcd">rc.d</link> section of the
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