>Number: 187321
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Clarification needed on using geli rc.d script
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 06 17:30:01 UTC 2014
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jack-Benny Persson
>Release: FreeBSD 10.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
When automatically attaching a provider during boot, the provider will detach
itself again if it's not mounted with an entry in /etc/fstab during boot. This
could need some clarification in chapter 18.14.2.1.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
See attached patch.
Patch attached with submission follows:
Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
===================================================================
--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (revision 44144)
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml (arbetskopia)
@@ -3164,6 +3164,20 @@
the <command>geli</command> provider from the kernel before
the system shuts down.</para>
+ <note><para>
+ During boot the system will prompt for the passphrase to
+ attach the provider. If the correct password is given the
+ system will attach the provider. But, if the provider is not
+ mounted by an entry in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> the
+ provider will be detached again.
+ So, in order to keep the provider attached an entry in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> is necessary. 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
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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