Hello,
i recently installed OS 11.3 MS 4, but encrypting “/” during installation (DVD-install) was still not possible - encrypting “/” directly is forbidden by the partitioner and i found no other way during install-process.
Did it once again according to Encrypted Root File System - openSUSE.
In https://features.opensuse.org/305633 problem is marked as solved for OS 11.2 yet. So, how to do it in OS 11.3 ?
Regards, user2304
I stumbled over the same problem
I originally had intended to migrate to openSUSE from my Gentoo system - but how am I supposed to do that if the most elemental things don’t even work ? 
The error message, btw, is:
Error
You have assigned an encrypted filesystem to a partition with one of the following mount points: “/”, “/usr”, “/boot”, “/var”. This is not possible. Change the mount point or use a nonloopbacked file system.
partition so far was:
/boot (250 MB)
/ ext4 w. [Encrypt device] checked (7 GB)
the test-installation or the approach of it took place in a virtualbox environment (3.2.6), 64bit openSUSE 11.3
edit:
seems like I need to use the following “trick”: openSUSE Lizards » encrypted root file system on LVM
edit2:
it seems the “LVM Based” approach and checking [Encrypt Volume Group] works
mea culpa 
thanks for getting this working !
the installer, however, should advice the user to use LVMs to use an encrypted system with encrypted root partition and swap 
On 08/03/2010 10:36 AM, kernelOfTruth wrote:
>
> EDIT:
>
> SEEMS LIKE I NEED TO USE THE FOLLOWING “TRICK”: ‘OPENSUSE LIZARDS »
> ENCRYPTED ROOT FILE SYSTEM ON LVM’ (http://tinyurl.com/2cydgp5)
>
> **EDIT2:
>
> it seems the “LVM Based” approach and checking [Encrypt Volume Group]
> works
>
> mea culpa
>
> thanks for getting this working !
>
> the installer, however, should advice the user to use LVMs to use an
> encrypted system with encrypted root partition and swap
Please do NOT double post.
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hm, sorry, yeah I tried but it wouldn’t let me add those additions so I had to make another post