[Bug 465193] New: booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

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11 Jan 2009 11 Jan '09

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 Summary: booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bluedzins@wp.pl QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition I set an encrypted partition and I set it to be mounted in boot time. It was done on purpose. But thanks to timeout for entering the password, when I boot the computer up I cannot turn it on and do something else, like without any encryption, I have to stare at monitor and waste my time. If I don't computer will boot up with unmounted partition. So -- wait for the password for encrypted partition (even for _eternity). Computers have time, humans don't. Reason: a) user has better things to do than just sit next to computer waiting for entering passwords b) if booting up without mounted partition made any sense user would set up it to be NOT mounted at boot time, wouldn't she/he? not mentioning it would be more comfortable If user set partition to be mounted in boot time, she/he had a good reason for it -- if so, respect user will. After all, computer should wait for human, not other way. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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4 Mar 4 Mar

10:02

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c1 Chuanye Han changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO CC| |cyhan@novell.com Info Provider| |bluedzins@wp.pl --- Comment #1 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-04 03:02:18 MST --- Hope this can help you: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=209288. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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10:30

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User bluedzins@wp.pl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c2 Maciej Pilichowski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|bluedzins@wp.pl | --- Comment #2 from Maciej Pilichowski 2009-03-04 03:30:48 MST --- Chuan, what is the needinfo for? This issue is not about how to enable/disable mounting at the boottime, but what enabling should mean -- and it means, well, the partition has to be mounted. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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6 Mar 6 Mar

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c3 --- Comment #3 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-05 19:44:55 MST --- Maciej,I am sorry for misunderstanding the description at first. I will try my best to find an expert to help us. Thank you for your help and patience. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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02:48

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c4 Chuanye Han changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.pr |duwe@novell.com |ovo.novell.com | --- Comment #4 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-05 19:48:18 MST --- Torsten, could you please help to have a look at this? Sorry for the inconvenience and hank you for your help. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c5 --- Comment #5 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-05 19:49:03 MST --- Torsten, could you please help to have a look at this? Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your help. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c6 --- Comment #6 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-05 19:53:56 MST --- (In reply to comment #4)

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Torsten, could you please help to have a look at this? Sorry for the inconvenience and hank you for your help.

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c7 Chuanye Han changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |DUPLICATE --- Comment #7 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-05 23:56:30 MST --- Marked as a duplicate of 465632. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 465632 *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465632 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User bluedzins@wp.pl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c8 Maciej Pilichowski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|DUPLICATE | --- Comment #8 from Maciej Pilichowski 2009-03-06 00:51:15 MST --- This is of course not duplicate at all, reopening. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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9 Mar 9 Mar

11:02

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User cyhan@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c9 Chuanye Han changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |NEW AssignedTo|duwe@novell.com |lnussel@novell.com --- Comment #9 from Chuanye Han 2009-03-09 05:02:16 MST --- Ludwig, could you please help to have a look at this? Thank you. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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11 Mar 11 Mar

09:35

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User lnussel@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c10 Ludwig Nussel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WORKSFORME --- Comment #10 from Ludwig Nussel 2009-03-11 03:35:48 MST --- I don't see the problem TBH. You can specify a timeout option in crypttab (see man crypttab). Default is two minutes, shorten it as you like. Setting it to zero makes the prompt wait forever. If you don't want the partitions to be mounted at boot you can either use pam_mount to unlock/mount them at login time or use the file manager of your choice to have LUKS partitions mounted via mouse click (provided that you have sufficient privileges via PolicyKit). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User bluedzins@wp.pl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c11 Maciej Pilichowski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|WORKSFORME | --- Comment #11 from Maciej Pilichowski 2009-03-11 04:25:07 MST --- :-) I am talking exactly about default timeout. The wish is -- please make it zero. The reasons are given in original report. Yes, user can always edit this or that file, but default values should be the most sane. Since launching system without required partitions (those are mounted at boot time) does not make sense, those should have timeout = 0 by default. This wish is about default timeout, that's all. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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20 Mar 20 Mar

09:24

New subject: [Bug 465193] booting: do not set timeout for entering password for encrypted partition

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193 User lnussel@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465193#c12 Ludwig Nussel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #12 from Ludwig Nussel 2009-03-20 03:24:53 MST --- I've been thinking about this back and forth. YaST could set a different timeout, boot.crypto could guess critical partitions and set a different timeout. Both would be kind of inconsistent behavior. Also the system can boot without e.g. /usr. It entirely depends on what the admin wants. Personally I prefer to have the machine booted in case noone is there to enter the password so I could at least log in to fix things up. So unless a whole lot more people complain I leave the timeout on by default. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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