Bug 70002

Summary: losetup doesn't understand des encryption
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <kotz.brocken>
Component: util-linuxAssignee: Elliot Lee <sopwith>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Ben Levenson <benl>
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Description Need Real Name 2002-07-28 17:43:51 UTC 
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Description of problem:
after creating a block file (Following the loopback encryption howto), tying to 
issue the following 
command: 
losetup -e des /dev/loop3 /path/tofile 
gives 
ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid Argument 
 
using -e xor instead of -e des lets it complete.  From what I can gather, this 
means that the 
util-linux doesn't contain some patches that make the des encryption work. 


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  losetup -e des /dev/loop3 /path/tofile (created by dd) 
2.  enter a password 
3.enter a hex offset 

Actual Results:  error:  ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid Argument 

Expected Results:  the system should have mounted the file via the lookback 
device 
encrypted with DES. 


Additional info:
Comment 1 Elliot Lee 2002-08-02 14:33:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 69207 ***