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/dev/mapper/vg-portage  /usr/portage  reiserfs  noatime,nodiratime             0 0
 
/dev/mapper/vg-portage  /usr/portage  reiserfs  noatime,nodiratime             0 0
 
/dev/mapper/vg-home     /home         xfs       noatime,nodiratime,osyncisdsync 0 0</pre>}}
 
/dev/mapper/vg-home     /home         xfs       noatime,nodiratime,osyncisdsync 0 0</pre>}}
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= Genkernel approach =
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Funtoo's genkernel capable to create initramfs for encrypted drive. Compile and install kernel and initramfs of your favorite kernel sources:
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<pre>genkernel --kernel-config=/path/to/your/custom-kernel-config --no-mrpoper --makeopts=-j5 --install --lvm --luks all</pre>
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Configure the bootloader as described above, with correct kernel and initramfs images names. An example for genkernel:
  
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{{code|/etc/boot.conf|<pre>
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boot {
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  generate grub
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  default "Funtoo Linux"
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  timeout 3
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}
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"Funtoo Linux" {
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  kernel kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
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  initrd initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
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  params += crypt_root=/dev/sda2 dolvm real_root=/dev/mapper/vg-root  rootfstype=ext4 resume=swap:/dev/mapper/vg-swap quiet
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}</pre>}}
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For oldschool geeks, an example for lilo bootloader. Emerge lilo with device-mapper support
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<pre>
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echo 'sys-boot/lilo device-mapper' > /etc/portage/package.use/lilo.use
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emerge lilo</pre>
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{{code|/etc/lilo.conf|<pre>append="init=/linuxrc dolvm crypt_root=/dev/sda2 real_root=/dev/mapper/vg-root"
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boot=/dev/sda
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compact
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default=funtoo
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lba32
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prompt
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read-only
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timeout=50
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image=/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
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initrd=/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
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label=funtoo
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</pre>}}
 
= Final steps =
 
= Final steps =
 
Umount everything, close encrypted drive and reboot
 
Umount everything, close encrypted drive and reboot

Revision as of 08:50, 28 May 2011

This howto describes how to setup LVM and rootfs with cryptoLUKS-encrypted drive

Contents

Prepare the hard drive and partitions

This is an example partition scheme, you may want to choose differently. /dev/sda1 used as /boot. /dev/sda2 will be encrypted drive with LVM.

/dev/sda1 
/dev/sda2
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda2 bs=100M 
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda2 bs=100M

dd part is optional, only for security reason by overwriting the lingering data on the device with random data. It takes around 6 hours to complete for a 200GB drive.

Note that you will get a message about reaching the end of the device. That's intentional and desired in this case so that this command works without knowing the size of your device.

Encrypting the drive

cryptsetup -c aes-xts-plain luksFormat /dev/sda2 cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 dmcrypt_root


there you'll be prompted to enter your password phrase for encrypted drive, type your paranoid password there.

Create logical volumes

pvcreate /dev/mapper/dmcrypt_root
vgcreate vg /dev/mapper/dmcrypt_root
lvcreate -L10G -nroot vg           
lvcreate -L2G -nswap vg
lvcreate -L5G -nportage vg
lvcreate -l 100%FREE -nhome vg

Feel free to specify your desired size

Create a filesystem on volumes

mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1
mkswap /dev/mapper/vg-swap
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg-root
mkreiserfs /dev/mapper/vg-portage
mkfs.xfs /dev/mapper/vg-home

Basic system setup

swapon /dev/mapper/vg-swap
mount /dev/mapper/vg-root /mnt/gentoo
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

Now perform all the steps required for basic system install, please follow [1] don't forget to emerge next packages:

# emerge cryptsetup lvm2 grub foo-sources

Re-emerge busybox with the "static" USE flag


Kernel options

Important, do not miss this part. Under General setup --->

[*] Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support

Under Device Drivers --->

[*] Multiple devices driver support  
<*>Device Mapper Support
<*> Crypt target support


Under Cryptographic API --->

-*-AES cipher algorithms

<*> XTS support (EXPERIMENTAL)


Initramfs setup and configuration

Build your initramfs with better-initramfs project.

# git clone git://github.com/slashbeast/better-initramfs.git
# cd better-initramfs
# less README.rst
# make
>>> New better-initramfs is not backward compatible, read ChangeLog file.

>>> Preparing binary files...
>>> Adding /bin/busybox...
>>> Adding /sbin/cryptsetup...
>>> Adding /sbin/lvm.static...
>>> Building image...
>>> initramfs.cpio.gz is ready.

Copy resulting initramfs.cpio.gz to /boot. Remember, better-initramfs project is a work in progress, so you need to update from time to time. It can be done easily with git. Go to the better-initramfs source dir and follow:

# git pull
# less ChangeLog
# make

Please, read the ChangeLog carefuly and do necessary updates, to /etc/boot.conf, the example config below. Please, backup working initramfs.cpio.gz and /etc/boot.conf before updating initramfs.

Grub2 configuration

An example of /etc/boot.conf, which reflects partition setup

Code: /etc/boot.conf
boot {
  generate grub
  default "Funtoo Linux"
  timeout 3
}
"Funtoo Linux" {
  kernel bzImage[-v]
  initrd /initramfs.cpio.gz
  params += enc_root=/dev/sda2 lvm luks root=/dev/mapper/vg-root  rootfstype=ext4 resume=swap:/dev/mapper/vg-swap quiet
}
Code: /etc/fstab
# <fs>                  <mountpoint>  <type>    <opts>                          <dump/pass>
/dev/sda1               /boot         ext2      noauto,noatime                  1 2
/dev/mapper/vg-swap     none          swap      sw                              0 0
/dev/mapper/vg-root     /             ext4      noatime,nodiratime,defaults     0 1
/dev/sr0                /mnt/cdrom    auto      noauto,ro                       0 0
/dev/mapper/vg-portage  /usr/portage  reiserfs  noatime,nodiratime              0 0
/dev/mapper/vg-home     /home         xfs       noatime,nodiratime,osyncisdsync 0 0

Genkernel approach

Funtoo's genkernel capable to create initramfs for encrypted drive. Compile and install kernel and initramfs of your favorite kernel sources:

genkernel --kernel-config=/path/to/your/custom-kernel-config --no-mrpoper --makeopts=-j5 --install --lvm --luks all

Configure the bootloader as described above, with correct kernel and initramfs images names. An example for genkernel:

Code: /etc/boot.conf
boot {
  generate grub
  default "Funtoo Linux"
  timeout 3
}
"Funtoo Linux" {
  kernel kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
  initrd initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
  params += crypt_root=/dev/sda2 dolvm real_root=/dev/mapper/vg-root  rootfstype=ext4 resume=swap:/dev/mapper/vg-swap quiet
}

For oldschool geeks, an example for lilo bootloader. Emerge lilo with device-mapper support

echo 'sys-boot/lilo device-mapper' > /etc/portage/package.use/lilo.use
emerge lilo
Code: /etc/lilo.conf
append="init=/linuxrc dolvm crypt_root=/dev/sda2 real_root=/dev/mapper/vg-root"
boot=/dev/sda
compact
default=funtoo
lba32
prompt
read-only
timeout=50
image=/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
initrd=/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.39
label=funtoo

Final steps

Umount everything, close encrypted drive and reboot

umount /mnt/gentoo/proc (/dev, /home, /usr/portage, /boot) 
cryptsetup luksClose /dev/sda2 dmcrypt_root

After reboot you will get the following:

>>> better-initramfs started. Kernel version 2.6.35-gentoo-r10
>>> Create all the symlinks to /bin/busybox.
>>> Initiating /dev/dir
>>> Getting LVM volumes up (if any)
Reding all physical volumes. This make take awhile...
No volume group found
No volume group found
>>> Opening encrypted partition and mapping to /dev/mapper/dmcrypt_root
Enter passphrase fore /dev/sda2:

Type you password

>>> Again, getting LVM volumes up (if any, after map dmcrypt).
  Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
  Found volume group "vg" using metadata type lvm2
  4 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg" now active
>>> Mounting rootfs to /newroot
>>> Umounting /sys and /proc.
>>> Switching root to /newroot and executing /sbin/init.
INIT: version 2.88 booting
Loading /libexec/rc/console/keymap
  OpenRC 0.6.1 is starting up Funtoo Linux (x86_64)
...boot messages omitted for clarity
   
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