-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 04/20/07 10:37, Default User wrote: > Hi! > > After installing fresh Etch with encrypted lvm (all except /boot), per > non-expert install, I am reconsidering whether lvm is a good idea. It > works fine - now - but what if it stops working? > > The only partition that seems to be accessible from a sarge system on > the same machine is the /boot partition. If Etch decides to misbehave, > how would I be able to access my data? Or is this a case of "you do > back up your data every day, don't you?" > > I really do like the ability to resize my partitions as needed (the > layout that seemed fine upon install can really look stupid 6 months > later). But not at the price of my data. > > And does encryption of lvm partitions unnecessarily complicate matters, > especially recovery? Would just an encrypted swap partition only be > better?
Are /usr, /var, /bin, /sbin, /etc, yada yada yada all on an encrypted lvm partition? That would be a problem if lvm "stops working". I would only encrypt and put on lvm the /home and any "data" partitions. Thus, if lvm "stops working" you still have a functional system. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGKOEjS9HxQb37XmcRApiXAJ4tGEAPb/qdbSOv4OftQU4Wp5cZ4wCcC8s1 UCfI1OgILPa+b878STl2kJU= =yHgt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
