docs/187321: [handbook] [patch] Clarification needed on using geli rc.d script
Allan Jude
freebsd at allanjude.com
Wed Mar 19 22:10:03 UTC 2014
The following reply was made to PR docs/187321; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Allan Jude <freebsd at allanjude.com>
To: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org, jack-benny at cyberinfo.se
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/187321: [handbook] [patch] Clarification needed on using
geli rc.d script
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:00:53 -0400
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Fix a typo that caused a build error
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Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
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--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (revision 44271)
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (working copy)
@@ -3164,6 +3164,18 @@
the <command>geli</command> provider from the kernel before
the system shuts down.</para>
+ <note><para>During the boot process, the system will prompt
+ for the passphrase in order to attach the
+ <acronym>GELI</acronym> provider. The password prompt may
+ become hidden by other kernel messages, look carefully
+ when the boot process seems to stall. If the correct
+ password is given, the system will attach the provider.
+ However, if the provider is not subsequently used by a file
+ system the provider will timeout and automatically be
+ detached. In order to keep the provider attached, it must
+ be mounted by an entry in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
+ See &man.fstab.5; for more information.</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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