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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    How to pass a password to `mount`?
From:       "Mark A. Taff" <marktaff () comcast ! net>
Date:       2005-02-20 3:26:18
Message-ID: 200502191926.24828.marktaff () comcast ! net
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I have created an encrypted file (/dev/loop0), but kde will not pass or prompt 
for a password before trying to mount the device.  So I am writing a quick 
perl script to do this with KDialog's help.

The sticking point is I can't even figure out how to pass a password to mount 
on the command line.  man mount says:

<snip>

-p passwdfd      If the mount requires a passphrase to be entered, read
                        from file descriptor passwdfd instead of from the
			terminal.
</snip>

This is a bit greek to me.  I've tried: 

mount /dev/loop0 /home/mark/personal -p my_uber_secret_password

Naturally, that didn't work.  Can anyone help me get this figured out?
The loop device does mount/unmount just fine from the command line, by 
manually giving the password at mount's prompt.

Thanks.
-- 
Mark A. Taff

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