Although I'm not a suse expert all I did was make a partition called /cryptomaniac and have it format it as reiser FS instead of ext2. Added the password, and now when suse boots it asks for the password.
I need information about secure partitions, I have HD 40G, I like a web server an mail server.
I wouldn't store that important data an the server anyway. crypto-fs is good if you have a laptop and need to know noone can easily decipher your data in case it's being stolen. if you have a server and mount an encrypted-partition at server-bootup, anyone compromising your server will be able to see your data, and even if you haven't mounted the partition there is nothing really preventing a possible intruder to install a keylogger and trojan your system. better use your time to secure the server and install an IDS and take other precautions such as a dedicated log-host, signed files, etc. michael