not possible to install with an encrypted disk and not have a password for grub also ?

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I try to install opensuse with an encrytped files system
there is anextra boot partition,
so why am I asked for a password for that boot partition?

now I need to type in the password 2 times

on Ubuntu this just works, openSuse makes me feel stupid, shall I switch back ?

more info: I installed it with guided partition but without lvm , the system just 1 / partition, (boot + swap fo course)
re installed with lvm, same result ,
I need to type the password 2 times, that is not what I want

2

Are you sure that there’s an extra boot partition? Perhaps you are referring to the EFI partition.

It works fine for me with a separate partition for “/boot”. But that is not recommended if you are using “btrfs” for your file system (I’m using “ext4”).

One of the benefits of “btrfs” is that you can roll back to an earlier snapshot. But if you have a separate “/boot”, that won’t roll back the kernel and you could finish with an unbootable system.

You can try the suggestion here:
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Encrypted_root_file_system#Avoiding_to_type_the_passphrase_twice
You will still need a password for grub to access the menu, but it allows you to avoid the second password prompt.

3

is an EFI partition not an extra partition?

will check again, and try to find out what I can do with the installer gui …

I do not what btrfs , this is an old notebook, just to browse the web, with a very small hard disk, this is also why I do not what an extra home partition
but since there are passwords saved for the browser, I would like to have the hd encrypted

4

ok, I think I found it, just reinstalling, classical with 3 hand made partitions, boot, root, and swap
lets see

5

group still wants a password!
not enough … cry …

seems I would need a boot partition, a boot/efi partition, and a / root partition …

or mess around with the steps from the wiki …
very expert friendly, horrible user experience,

6

Yes.

You might need to use the expert partitioner for that. I think it used to be easier with the old installer.

7

yes, that works


/boot
/boot/efi
/  (encrypted)
/swap

it would be nice if such a schema could be included in the setup, since I am pretty sure I am not the only one who wants a setup like that

8

With unencrypted swap?

9

This should all be supported very easily mostly selecting the right options during the Layout part of the installation…

  1. Manual partitioning from scratch should be done only by those who have a known, working layout in mind. Probably not for experimentation.
  2. For what you’re describing, I’m guessing that on the following Layout page, click on the arrow to the right of “Expert Partitioner” and select “Start with Current Proposal.”
    You should see only the most needed partitions you’ll need and the default filesystem BTRFS to be installed. If you prefer different partition sizes or a different fielsystem, encryption or any other customizations, you should be able make those adjustments here
    openSUSE 2018-2020

TSU

10

Will have a new chance in some moments :slight_smile:

Yes, custom file system, I am not sure brtfs makes a lot of sense on a notebook.
And I am one of the persons who suffered from freezes due to btrfs on notebook years ago, not mentally recovered yet to be brave enough to do it again :wink:

And yes, I think swap was not included in the encrypted part … will check if it’s easy to add

11

total failure, thought I give btrfs a trial, using defaults but ask for encryption,

wants password for gub, and one to boot.
Total worthless, no wonder openSuse has such a bad press on many locations

back to self configure the partitions

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It’s the same password (for your encrypted partition).

Yes, “grub” needs it to access the kernel. And the kernel needs it to read the disk. Once you have it working, you can set things up so that you only need the grub password.

The alternative is to use a separate unencrypted “/boot”, and then you only need the password for the kernel request. But “btrfs” works best if “/boot” is part of the root file system, and not a separate partition.