Re: Customized scripts in Debian Installer

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

On Tuesday 28 April 2009, aaraujo@cenditel.gob.ve wrote:
> The command I want to execute is:
>
> cryptsetup -y create private /dev/sda5
>
> which does not have an noninteractive mode.

Just use a redirect:
echo "$PASSWORD" | cryptsetup -y create private /dev/sda5

or:
cryptsetup -y create private /dev/sda5 </path/to/file-containing-password

or even:
cryptsetup -y create private /dev/sda5 <<EOF
$PASSWORD
EOF

If the command needs multiple inputs, just put them on separate lines.

But looking at the partman-crypto component which uses the same command, 
it looks like there is a -d option to cryptsetup to pass a password on 
the command line... (See /lib/partman/lib/crypto-base.sh from a running 
instance of the installer.)

Cheers,
FJP