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Tue Nov 13 08:16:38 EST 2012


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ResizeEncryptedPartitions
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=726724
http://askubuntu.com/questions/245112/can-i-disable-full-disk-encryption

Has anyone faced  this before. So far I have created a disk image of my
encrypted 1TB drive and placed it on a 2TB drive. Took 18 hours. I thought
I would simply use gparted to increase the size, well that, as I now know,
is not possible. So I thought I could "just" decrypt the volume, dd it to
the larger drive and re-encrypt. It's not that simple. You cannot "just"
remove full disk encryption.

I'm starting to think (and many of the articles suggest this) the fastest
method would be a fresh installation on the new 2TB drive, unless anyone
here can tell me some clever method that will be quicker or easier.

Even using the instructions I have, the very first step is a puzzler for me:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=726724

"1. Boot a live CD and, using any tool, create a new partition, lets call
it /dev/sda6 , next to and to the left of (after) your crypt."

How can I create a new partition to the left of my crypt when that space is
already allocated to the boot partition? I have plenty of space open to the
right of my crypt.

ed

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hi =
all</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">On Ubuntu 13.10. Got =
an encrypted 1TB drive using LVM. =A0This machine was installed with full d=
isk encryption and requires a password at boot time. I need to upgrade to a=
 2TB drive (actually I don&#39;t need to, I just want to).</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">From what I have found there i=
s no easy way around this e.g.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-size:small">

<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><a href=3D"https://help.ubuntu.com/c=
ommunity/ResizeEncryptedPartitions">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Resiz=
eEncryptedPartitions</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><a href=3D"h=
ttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D726724">http://ubuntuforums.org/s=
howthread.php?t=3D726724</a><br>

</div><div><a href=3D"http://askubuntu.com/questions/245112/can-i-disable-f=
ull-disk-encryption">http://askubuntu.com/questions/245112/can-i-disable-fu=
ll-disk-encryption</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-size:small">

Has anyone faced =A0this before. So far I have created a disk image of my e=
ncrypted 1TB drive and placed it on a 2TB drive. Took 18 hours. I thought I=
 would simply use gparted to increase the size, well that, as I now know, i=
s not possible. So I thought I could &quot;just&quot; decrypt the volume, d=
d it to the larger drive and re-encrypt. It&#39;s not that simple. You cann=
ot &quot;just&quot; remove full disk encryption.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I&#39;m starting to think (and=
 many of the articles suggest this) the fastest method would be a fresh ins=
tallation on the new 2TB drive, unless anyone here can tell me some clever =
method that will be quicker or easier.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Even using the instructions I =
have, the very first step is a puzzler for me:</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-size:small">

<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><a href=3D"http://ubuntuforums.org/s=
howthread.php?t=3D726724">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D726724=
</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault">
&quot;1. Boot a live CD and, using any tool, create a new partition, lets c=
all it /dev/sda6 , next to and to the left of (after) your crypt.&quot;<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">H=
ow can I create a new partition to the left of my crypt when that space is =
already allocated to the boot partition? I have plenty of space open to the=
 right of my crypt.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">ed</div><br></div>-- <br><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D"1">Edward H=
olcroft |=A0Madsen Kneppers &amp; Associates Inc.</font><div>

<p style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-s=
erif" size=3D"1">11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 250 | Johns Creek, GA 300=
97</font></p></div><div><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D=
"1">O (770) 446-9606 |=A0M (770) 630-0949</font><br>

</div></div>
</div>

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<span style=3D"font-family:arial"><font size=3D"2">MADSEN, KNEPPERS &amp; A=
SSOCIATES USA, MKA Canada Inc. WARNING/CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message=
 may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipie=
nt, please notify the sender immediately then delete it - you should not co=
py or use it for any purpose or disclose its content to any other person. I=
nternet communications are not secure. You should scan this message and any=
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