On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:41:03 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote:

> >> I personally see no reason for encrypting root as there is nothing of
> >> interest in there.  
> > 
> > No passwords in /etc? The main reason I encrypt / is that wicd keeps
> > its passwords in /etc.
> >  
> 
> I substitute with symlinks to /var/lib/*, /srv/* or similar.

I used to do that, although I linked to /home/etc, but I found myself
adding more and more and worried about missing something important. So I
decided to learn how to create an initramfs and now have all but /boot
(and sometimes /usr) encrypted.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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