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@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ If the field is not present or the password is set to \fBnone\fR, the password has to be manually entered during system boot. Otherwise the field is interpreted as a path to a file containing the encryption password. +This field does not support spaces, whether escaped with back slashes +or quotes. Back slashes or quotes will cause this field +to be interpreted as a path to a password file. If you wish +to use a password with spaces in it, please use a password file. +If using a password file, please note that the entire contents of the +password file is used, including new lines and non-printable characters. +A password file without a line feed can be created with the "echo" command's "-n" +option. For example: echo -n "pass phrase" > MyPasswordFile For swap encryption .B /dev/urandom can be used as the password file; |