[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#574948: cryptsetup doesn't work if disk contains filesystem

[Milan Broz]

On 03/22/2010 01:20 PM, Dmitry E. Oboukhov wrote:
> I think that the fact that cryptsetup doesn't allow to create
> cryptdevice if filesystem exists is a bug. At least it would be nice
> to have an option to bypass this situation.

FYI: this is bug in cryptdisks_start Debian wrapper, not in cryptsetup.
plain cryptsetup allows mapping of any device, no fs check there.
(and in LUKS mode it wipes FS signature during luksFormat)

Milan