[Gllug] Encrypted Partition query

[Troy Jendra]

Hi

Can't comment on the use of a usb stick sorry.

I have libpam-mount setup so that I only have to login to gdm as
normal, and the partition gets mounted as my home directory.

Cheers
Troy

On 06/07/07, Dylan <dylan at dylan.me.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have an encrypted partition on my laptop (for obvious reasons) but find that
> I am often rebooting because I miss the passphrase prompt at boot.
>
> Does anyone know if it's viable to have the passphrase on a USB stick, in such
> a way that if the stuck is inserted at boot the key is picked up from there,
> and only if the stick is not present then the user is prompted for the
> passphrase?
>
> Cheers for any ideas
>
> Dylan
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