Author: oshogbo Date: Wed Aug 3 18:02:10 2016 New Revision: 303725 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/303725
Log: Fix misleading description of the -b option in the geli init command. Reviewed by: bjk, wblock Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7226 Discussed with: AllanJude Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Wed Aug 3 17:20:35 2016 (r303724) +++ head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Wed Aug 3 18:02:10 2016 (r303725) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd July 10, 2015 +.Dd August 3, 2016 .Dt GELI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ If the option is not given, there will b The recommended algorithm is .Nm HMAC/SHA256 . .It Fl b -Ask for the passphrase on boot, before the root partition is mounted. +Try to decrypt this partition during boot, before the root partition is mounted. This makes it possible to use an encrypted root partition. One will still need bootable unencrypted storage with a .Pa /boot/ _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
