[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#507722: cryptsetup: unable to enter passphrase at boot time with bootlogd enabled

[Jonas Meurer]

Hey Jochen,

On 04/01/2009 Jochen Schulz wrote:
> What I can see when booting:
> 
> ... kernel messages ...
> INIT: version 2.86 booting
> Using shell-style concurrent boot in runlevel S.
> Starting hotplug events dispatcher: udevd.
> Synthesizing the initial hotplug events...done.
> Waiting for /dev to be fully populated...
> ... kernel messages ...
> done.
> Starting boot logger: bootlogdSetting the system clock.
> _
> 
> At the last line, the cursor is blinking and cryptsetup is waiting for
> me to enter the passphrase.
> 
> > Did you already try to remove bootlogd and see whether that fixes your
> > boot process?
> 
> Yes, I didn't expect it to change anything but disabling bootlogd in
> /etc/default/bootlogd makes the passphrase promopt visible again.
> 
> >> I wish I could. What is strange is that on another new installation
> >> (different hardware) with the same setup I don't have the problem at
> >> all.
> 
> I can reproduce the problem on this system as well by enabling bootlogd.

I just tried to reproduce the bug on a recent debian/sid kvm
installation with luks-encrypted /home, unencrypted rootfs and bootlogd
enabled. I wasn't able to reproduce it.

Here, the passphrase prompt is displayed in the same way with bootlogd
enabled and disabled. Could you try whether the bug still applies on
your system, and if yes, give me more details about your setup?

greetings,
 jonas