Bug 207238 (dm-crypt-pw)

Summary:	Regression: dm-crypt scripts does not ask for the password again on failure
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Lars Strojny <lars>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Benjamin Smee (strerror) (RETIRED) <strerror>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal	CC:	base-system
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Lars Strojny 2008-01-24 00:04:58 UTC

In case of failure (wrong password) the dm-crypt scripts used to ask again for the password for n times. This feature has been removed, in case of a type the user cannot respecify the password. The former solution was much more convenient.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2008-01-24 03:48:34 UTC

looks to me like the code still asks for it ... the gpg loop executes 3 times which means you get three chances

your bug report however is missing information ... if you consult the bug filing documentation:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml

you'll see that you need to report:
 - emerge --info
 - the version of cryptsetup you are using