[Bug 468208] Re: cryptsetup passphrase prompt at boot not working if waiting too long

[jott]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: cryptsetup
  
  I have a LUKS-encrypted /home device (which in turn is a LVM partition).
  This setup worked very well until updating to 9.10.
  
  When booting, I am prompted for the passphrase (I always boot with the
  "nosplash" option). This passphrase prompt is soon spoiled by messages
  "waiting for <some mountpoint>", so the boot seems to continue.
  
  If ignoring these messages and just entering the passphrase (hitting the
  enter key in the end) works, if I am fast enough(!).
  
  However, waiting for some seconds (maybe 20), it is *not* possible to
  correctly enter the passphrase any more: hitting  the enter key after
  entering the passphrase does not start a new line or trigger any other
  notable action from cryptsetup (i.e., I don't get any "command failed"
  or "key slot xxx unlocked" messages). Hitting the enter key some times
  more does the job but the passphrase is rejected and asked for again up
  to three times. However, these new prompts always show the same
  behavior: hitting the enter key once does not start a new line or
  trigger the cryptsetup to continue as it should. Only hitting it some
  more times does but the passpharse is always rejected, even if entered
  correctly.
  
  It seems that something in the subsequent boot chain partly steals
  keyboard focus.
+ 
+ Update 1 [see my comment 2 below]: This also affects recovery mode.
+ 
+ Update 2: It is also worth to note that after enetring the wrong
+ password three times, I have no possibility whatsoever to logon, even
+ though this should be possible as only the /home partition is encrypted.
+ I have to reboot and try again until I succeed. *Very* annoying.
+ 
+ Update 3: It seems that specifying the "noearly" option in /etc/crypttab
+ is a workaround for me (not systematically tested though).

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cryptsetup passphrase prompt at boot not working if waiting too long
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