From 28ccb936b3cc14fbb9ffd34665f6d43efe859660 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Laager Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 00:41:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Ubuntu: Add a password length warning If the user gives too short of a password when encryption via a hacked installer, the installer will crash. (I haven't personally verified this, but it sounds plausible.) Reported-by: Sithuk Closes: 52 --- docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst b/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst index 92a726c..81a1b9b 100644 --- a/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst +++ b/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst @@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ If you want a ZFS native encrypted, desktop install, you can `trivially edit the installer `__. The ``-o recordsize=1M`` there is unrelated to encryption; omit that unless -you understand it. Additionally, once the system is installed, you should -switch to encrypted swap:: +you understand it. Make sure to use a password that is at least 8 characters +or this hack will crash the installer. Additionally, once the system is +installed, you should switch to encrypted swap:: swapon -v # Note the device, including the partition.