I think the time has come for you to read the docs.
On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 09:22:58PM +0100, LEVAI Daniel wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 December 2009 21.07.04 you wrote:
> > > What is confusing me, is that one creates and activates a crypt device
> > > with basically the same command. How could I know if I'm creating a new
> > > crypted device, or opening an existing one?
> > It is the same operation isn't it?
> >
> > You end up with a crypto disk (or not if something goes wrong); why
> > would you have 2 different commands for the same action?
>
> # bioctl -c C -l /dev/wd0d softraid0
>
> So basically, at first bioctl somehow (how?) knows that there isn't any
> "crypto stuff" on wd0d, and after that it will know that it must not disturb
> (recreate) the crypto disk - because it has been created before -, but only
> open it. Is this correct? If it is, then how can one recreate a crypto disk
> (eg. for changing the password)?
>
>
> Daniel
>
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> LIVAI Daniel
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