Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 875

new encrypted partition, click Create. In the dialog that opens, enter the partitioning
parameters for the new partition, such as the desired formatting and the mount point.
Complete the process by clicking Encrypt File System. In the following dialog, enter
the password twice. The new encrypted partition is created after the partitioning dialog
is closed by clicking OK. While booting, the operating system requests the password
before mounting the partition.
If you do not want to mount the encrypted partition during start-up, click
prompted for the password. Then decline the offer to enter the password again. In this
case, the encrypted file system is not mounted and the operating system continues
booting, blocking access to your data. The partition is available to all users once it has
been mounted.
If the encrypted file system should only be mounted when necessary, enable Do Not
Mount During Booting in the fstab Options dialog. The respective partition will not be
mounted when the system is booted. To make it available afterwards, mount it manually
with mount name_of_partition mount_point . Enter the password when
prompted to do so. After finishing your work with the partition, unmount it with
umount name_of_partition to protect it from access by other users.
When you are installing your system on a machine where several partitions already
exist, you can also decide to encrypt an existing partition during installation. In this
case follow the description in
Running System" (page 875) and be aware that this action destroys all data on the existing
partition to encrypt.
48.1.2 Creating an Encrypted Partition on a
Running System
WARNING: Activating Encryption in a Running System
It is also possible to create encrypted partitions on a running system. However,
encrypting an existing partition destroys all data on it and requires resize and
restructuring of existing partitions.
On a running system, select System → Partitioning in the YaST control center. Click
Yes to proceed. Instead of selecting Create as mentioned above, click Edit. The rest of
Section 48.1.2, "Creating an Encrypted Partition on a
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