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Update help manual with opening and closing encrypted partitions (#795617) 

Bug 795617 - Implement opening and closing of LUKS mappings
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Mike Fleetwood 2018-08-09 22:24:58 +01:00 committed by Curtis Gedak
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</tip>
</sect3>
<!-- ============= To Open an Encrypted Partition ==================== -->
<sect3 id="gparted-open-encrypted-partition">
<title>Opening an Encrypted Partition</title>
<para>
To open a LUKS encrypted partition:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Select a closed LUKS encrypted partition.
See <xref linkend="gparted-select-partition"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Choose:
<menuchoice><guimenu>Partition</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Encryption</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
If <application>&app;</application> doesn't yet know the
LUKS Passphrase it will open a <guilabel>LUKS Passphrase
<replaceable>/path-to-partition</replaceable></guilabel>
dialog. Type the LUKS Passphrase into the
<guilabel>Passphrase</guilabel> text box and click
<guibutton>Unlock</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
The application opens the encrypted partition and
refreshes the device partition layout in the
<application>&app;</application> window.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
<note>
<para>
<application>&app;</application> remembers each LUKS
Passphrase in the computer's memory for as long as it is
running. This is so that it doesn't have to prompt when
reopening the same encrypted partition again. When
<application>&app;</application> is closed all remembered LUKS
Passphrases are cleared from memory and forgotten.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>
<!-- ============= To Close an Encrypted Partition =================== -->
<sect3 id="gparted-close-encrypted-partition">
<title>Closing an Encrypted Partition</title>
<para>
To close a LUKS encrypted partition:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Select an unmounted and LUKS encrypted partition.
See <xref linkend="gparted-select-partition"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Choose:
<menuchoice><guimenu>Partition</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close Encryption</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
The application closed the LUKS encryption and refreshes
the device partition layout in the
<application>&app;</application> window.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<!-- ============= End of Basic Partition Actions ==================== -->