From 3684a5d8335a01b48aaed968f1c24f8f5972f625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arno Wagner Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:01:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] text version synced git-svn-id: https://cryptsetup.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@704 36d66b0a-2a48-0410-832c-cd162a569da5 --- FAQ | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 3e316ad7..d4bf160a 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -944,13 +944,23 @@ A. Contributors partition creation. Example: - cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup --header-backup-file h /dev/mapper/c1 + cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup --header-backup-file h To restore, use the inverse command, i.e. - cryptsetup luksHeaderRestore --header-backup-file h /dev/mapper/c1 + cryptsetup luksHeaderRestore --header-backup-file h + * How do I test a LUKS header? + + Use + + cryptsetup -v isLuks + + on the device. Without the "-v" it just signals its result via + exit-status. + + * How do I backup a LUKS or dm-crypt partition? There are two options, a sector-image and a plain file or