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Add LUKS notes to the GParted Manual (#774818) 

Add LUKS encrypted partition notes to the GParted Manual about the new
capabilities coming in the next release of GParted.

Bug 774818 - Implement LUKS read-write actions NOT requiring a
             passphrase
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Mike Fleetwood 2017-01-12 01:29:46 +00:00 committed by Curtis Gedak
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY appversion "0.27.0">
<!ENTITY appversion "0.28.0">
<!ENTITY manrevision "1.10">
<!ENTITY date "December 2016">
<!ENTITY date "January 2017">
<!ENTITY app "gparted">
<!ENTITY appname "GParted">
<!-- Information about the entities:
@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
<holder>Curtis Gedak</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>2014, 2015</year>
<year>2014, 2015, 2017</year>
<holder>Mike Fleetwood</holder>
</copyright>
@ -115,11 +115,11 @@
<revhistory>
<revision>
<revnumber>&appname; Manual V1.10</revnumber>
<date>December 2016</date>
<date>January 2017</date>
<revdescription>
<para role="author">Curtis Gedak</para>
<para role="author">Curtis Gedak &amp; Mike Fleetwood</para>
<para role="publisher">&appname; Project</para>
<para role="annotations">Describes version 0.27.0 of &appname;</para>
<para role="annotations">Describes version 0.28.0 of &appname;</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
<revision>
@ -297,7 +297,11 @@
</para>
<para>
You are advised to BACKUP your DATA before using
the <application>&app;</application> application.
the <application>&app;</application> application. This is
especially true for encrypted data where all of the data can
become permanently inaccessible after a failure. Please refer to
<ulink type="http" url="http://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/FrequentlyAskedQuestions">The Cryptsetup FAQ</ulink>
for backup and recovery advice of encrypted data.
</para>
</caution>
</sect1>
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extended partition by resizing the extended partition boundaries.
</para>
</tip>
<tip>
<para>
A LUKS encrypted partition and the file system within can only
be resized when the encryption mapping is open.
</para>
</tip>
<tip>
<para>
To improve the ability to shrink NTFS partitions, you
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<xref linkend="gparted-fix-operating-system-boot-problems"/>.
</para>
</tip>
<tip>
<para>
A LUKS encrypted partition can only be moved when the
encryption mapping is closed.
</para>
</tip>
</sect3>
<!-- ============= To Copy and Paste a Partition ===================== -->
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</itemizedlist>
</para>
</caution>
<tip>
<para>
The file system within a LUKS encrypted partition can only be
copied when the encryption mapping is open.
</para>
</tip>
<note>
<para>
To prevent unintended decryption of data, pasting into
unallocated space creating a new partition is not permitted.
However a LUKS encrypted partition can be pasted into an
existing open LUKS encrypted partition maintaining an
encrypted, or pasted into a plain partition making an
unencrypted copy of the file system.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>
<!-- ============= To Manage Partition Flags ========================= -->