Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:18:13 +0000 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GELI safe to reboot without detach? Message-ID: <20140202191813.3362c508@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <52C1EE92.1020704@delphij.net> References: <CAAUAkdpgcbk_0EKGH7HYQ-gJ52rissfTABobwKhDzRHzeRpm2A@mail.gmail.com> <52C1EE92.1020704@delphij.net>
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:07:14 -0800 Xin Li wrote: > On 12/30/13 13:40, Isaac Huff wrote: > > Is it necessary from a reliability and/or security standpoint to > > detach GELI volumes before rebooting? Specifically, if I unmount > > the filesystem, but do not detach (and disable auto-detach) - do I > > risk data corruption or leakage of private keys during a normal > > reboot process? > That's ssaid, not detaching geli provider is not a very good idea but > the consequence for average people is very limited. IIRC the detach is done automatically on shutdown, irrespective of "detach on last close".
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