[Bug 1796438] Re: cryptsetup-initramfs: error message is displayed at initramfs stage when cryptsetup is not included to the initrd

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  cryptsetup-initramfs: error message is displayed at initramfs stage
  when cryptsetup is not included to the initrd

Status in cryptsetup package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  In ubuntu 18.10, error message is displayed at initramfs stage when
  cryptsetup is not included to the initrd.

  vmware at ubuntu-18.10:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
  [sudo] password for vmware: 
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.18.0-8-generic
  cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries 
      nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, you may want to uninstall the 
      'cryptsetup-initramfs' package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs 
      integration and avoid this warning.
  rmdir: failed to remove '/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_mxUIaj/var/cache/ldconfig': No such file or directory
  vmware at ubuntu-1810:~$ 

  There is a bug in Debian: 
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901830

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