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2 | <!--*-nxml-*--> | |
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3 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" |
4 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
5 | <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ --> | |
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6 | <refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup@.service" conditional='HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP'> |
7 | ||
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8 | <refentryinfo> |
9 | <title>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</title> | |
10 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
e735f4d4 | 11 | </refentryinfo> |
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13 | <refmeta> |
14 | <refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle> | |
15 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
16 | </refmeta> | |
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18 | <refnamediv> |
19 | <refname>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refname> | |
20 | <refname>systemd-cryptsetup</refname> | |
21 | <refpurpose>Full disk decryption logic</refpurpose> | |
22 | </refnamediv> | |
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24 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
25 | <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename></para> | |
26 | <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para> | |
27 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
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29 | <refsect1> |
30 | <title>Description</title> | |
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32 | <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> is a |
33 | service responsible for setting up encrypted block devices. It is | |
34 | instantiated for each device that requires decryption for | |
35 | access.</para> | |
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37 | <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> will ask |
38 | for hard disk passwords via the <ulink | |
2897b343 | 39 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents"> |
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40 | password agent logic</ulink>, in order to query the user for the |
41 | password using the right mechanism at boot and during | |
42 | runtime.</para> | |
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44 | <para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> is |
45 | translated into <filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> units by | |
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46 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
47 | </refsect1> | |
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49 | <refsect1> |
50 | <title>See Also</title> | |
51 | <para> | |
52 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
53 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
54 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
e3bff60a | 55 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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56 | </para> |
57 | </refsect1> | |
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58 | |
59 | </refentry> |