Bug#931388: Confirming gnome-disks problem
Paul Gevers wrote:
> + <section id="g-d-u-and-luks-password">
> + <!-- stretch to buster -->
> + <title>
> + gnome-disk-utility fails to change LUKS password causing permamently data
^ ^^
> + loss
> + </title>
Typo and grammar error.
> + <para>
> + Don't change the LUKS password of encrypted disks with the GNOME
Users shouldn't
Style: factual advice rather than commands
> + graphical interface for disk management. The <systemitem
> + role="package">gnome-disk-utility</systemitem> package in buster has a
> + very nasty <ulink url="&url-bts;928893">bug (#928893)</ulink> that will
> + delete the old password but fails to correctly set the new password when
Rephrased to avoid saying the bug fails.
> + it is used to change the LUKS password. As a result all data on the disk
Move "when used"... to allow shorter phrasing.
> + will become inaccessible.
> + </para>
> + </section>
> +
> </section>
>
> </chapter>
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk
index 4769f9d6..f8391dff 100644
--- a/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/en/issues.dbk
@@ -656,6 +656,22 @@ $ sudo update-initramfs -u
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="g-d-u-and-luks-password">
+ <!-- stretch to buster -->
+ <title>
+ gnome-disk-utility fails to change LUKS password causing permanent data
+ loss
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ Users should not change the LUKS password of encrypted disks with the GNOME
+ graphical interface for disk management. The <systemitem
+ role="package">gnome-disk-utility</systemitem> package in buster has a
+ very nasty <ulink url="&url-bts;928893">bug (#928893)</ulink> when used
+ to change the LUKS password: it deletes the old password but fails to
+ correctly set the new one, making all data on the disk inaccessible.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
</section>
</chapter>
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