[gparted] Update help manual with opening and closing encrypted partitions (#795617)
- From: Curtis Gedak <gedakc src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gparted] Update help manual with opening and closing encrypted partitions (#795617)
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:37:47 +0000 (UTC)
commit fad5c9ff773a25c5879f52f01e304a93973ecbb8
Author: Mike Fleetwood <mike fleetwood googlemail com>
Date: Thu Aug 9 22:24:58 2018 +0100
Update help manual with opening and closing encrypted partitions (#795617)
Bug 795617 - Implement opening and closing of LUKS mappings
help/C/gparted.xml | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 71 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/help/C/gparted.xml b/help/C/gparted.xml
index 0bb86566..5b6171bf 100644
--- a/help/C/gparted.xml
+++ b/help/C/gparted.xml
@@ -1003,6 +1003,77 @@
</tip>
</sect3>
+<!-- ============= To Open an Encrypted Partition ==================== -->
+ <sect3 id="gparted-open-encrypted-partition">
+ <title>Opening an Encrypted Partition</title>
+ <para>
+ To open a LUKS encrypted partition:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select a closed LUKS encrypted partition.
+ See <xref linkend="gparted-select-partition"/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose:
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Partition</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open
Encryption</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <application>&app;</application> doesn't yet know the
+ LUKS Passphrase it will open a <guilabel>LUKS Passphrase
+ <replaceable>/path-to-partition</replaceable></guilabel>
+ dialog. Type the LUKS Passphrase into the
+ <guilabel>Passphrase</guilabel> text box and click
+ <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The application opens the encrypted partition and
+ refreshes the device partition layout in the
+ <application>&app;</application> window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ <application>&app;</application> remembers each LUKS
+ Passphrase in the computer's memory for as long as it is
+ running. This is so that it doesn't have to prompt when
+ reopening the same encrypted partition again. When
+ <application>&app;</application> is closed all remembered LUKS
+ Passphrases are cleared from memory and forgotten.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </sect3>
+
+
+<!-- ============= To Close an Encrypted Partition =================== -->
+ <sect3 id="gparted-close-encrypted-partition">
+ <title>Closing an Encrypted Partition</title>
+ <para>
+ To close a LUKS encrypted partition:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select an unmounted and LUKS encrypted partition.
+ See <xref linkend="gparted-select-partition"/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose:
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Partition</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close
Encryption</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+ The application closed the LUKS encryption and refreshes
+ the device partition layout in the
+ <application>&app;</application> window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+
</sect2>
<!-- ============= End of Basic Partition Actions ==================== -->
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