Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007 Installation Manual page 882

47.1.2 Creating an Encrypted Partition on a
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. In the Expert Partitioner, select the partition to encrypt and click Edit.
The rest of the procedure is the same as in
Partition during Installation"
47.1.3 Creating an Encrypted File as a
Instead of using a partition, it is possible to create an encrypted file of a certain size
that can then hold other files or folders containing confidential data. Such container
files are created from the same YaST dialog. Select Crypt File and enter the path to the
file to create along with its intended size. Accept the proposed formatting settings and
the file system type. Then specify the mount point and decide whether the encrypted
file system should be mounted when the system is booted.
The advantage of encrypted container files is that they can be added without repartition-
ing the hard disk. They are mounted with the help of a loop device and behave just like
normal partitions.
864 Installation and Administration
Running System
(page 863).
Container
Section 47.1.1, "Creating an Encrypted