Re: to lvm or not to lvm?
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On 04/20/07 10:37, Default User wrote:
> Hi!
>
> After installing fresh Etch with encrypted lvm (all except /boot), per
> non-expert install, I am reconsidering whether lvm is a good idea. It
> works fine - now - but what if it stops working?
>
> The only partition that seems to be accessible from a sarge system on
> the same machine is the /boot partition. If Etch decides to misbehave,
> how would I be able to access my data? Or is this a case of "you do
> back up your data every day, don't you?"
>
> I really do like the ability to resize my partitions as needed (the
> layout that seemed fine upon install can really look stupid 6 months
> later). But not at the price of my data.
>
> And does encryption of lvm partitions unnecessarily complicate matters,
> especially recovery? Would just an encrypted swap partition only be
> better?
Are /usr, /var, /bin, /sbin, /etc, yada yada yada all on an
encrypted lvm partition? That would be a problem if lvm "stops
working".
I would only encrypt and put on lvm the /home and any "data"
partitions. Thus, if lvm "stops working" you still have a
functional system.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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