How to disable timeout for password entry for an encrypted home partition?

[Yarny]

P.S.: Third idea: Just add 'initrd' to the option list in your crypttab. 'man crypttab' says this will make the initrd unlock the device at bootup. Then you can just call 'mkinitrd' and it should take care of everything; no need to add kernel command line options or calling mkinitrd again after each kernel update. -- Yarny

[endym]

Yarny,
many thanks for your ideas!

First I tried your first suggestion: I commented out the line in "/etc/crypttab" and copied all entries of "/run/systemd/generator" to "/etc/systemd/system". No success.
But your third suggestion was a hit! I added the option "initrd" in "/etc/crypttab"

cr_sdb3         /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD2500BEVS-60UST0_WD-WXE808P0A960-part3 none       initrd

and run "mkinitrd" as root in the console. The password prompt appears earlier now (before systemd starts as you told). After the first restart I waited more than 5min - no timeout!
So, for me this issue is solved now. Nevertheless I will file a bug report to openSUSE, because of ignoring the timeout parameter in "/etc/crypttab".

Thanks to all!
endym

[robin_listas]

On 2012-02-27 22:56, endym wrote:

> Thanks to all!

Welcome! Don't forget to put the number of the bugzilla here, so that
people searching here in times to come can find the reference.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar)

[endym]

Here is the bugzilla number: 749706