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