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Can't access LUKS device after cloning

I cloned a partition that is encrypted with LUKS using clonezilla (partclone.org) Now I get the following error when I try to access the LUKS data on the device. sudo cryptsetup luksDump /dev/sde3 --...
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How to properly save and restore encrypted ZFS snapshots for a stock Ubuntu setup?

I installed Ubuntu using the encrypted ZFS option it gave me. I am new to ZFS and am trying to figure out a backup plan, and test it. In my case I want to back up the snapshot to my NAS. Another ...
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Yubikey Two-factor Authentication Encryption via LUKS - Spare Yubikeys how to create an additional key

My main question is how to create an additional key (instructions Yubikey Two-factor Authentication Full-disk Encryption via LUKS ) to use if I lost the key. Should I create an additional new code on ...
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GPG - Bad Passphrase when using a signing key

I'm using duplicity (via duplicity-backup.sh https://github.com/zertrin/duplicity-backup.sh - no longer under development or supported, but it's a convenient wrapper for duplicity), which I've been ...
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Will ecryptfs-protected home partition backup be unreadeable after restoring it to a new ubuntu install?

I have a little problem here. I've just finished to set up my automatic backup system using Duplicity and Déja Dup. I backup my files to my server using SSH. After some testing, i've checked that I ...
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Restoring OS image after performing disk encryption

I have an Ubuntu 20.04 system which is already in use and requires to have its disk encrypted. I have reviewed some methods to perform encryption after installation. But the general suggestion has ...
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How do I backup, preferably automatically, my Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS system on another drive?

I have 3 drives: my main 500GB SSD drive w/Ubuntu, my secondary 250GB SSD drive w/Windows 10, and my extra 1TB HDD w/no OS. I am hoping to have an automatic or semi automatic method of backing up ...
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Do backups of the entire disk remember the specific partitions made?

I have to use LUKS to encrypt my entire hard disk, and in doing so, it will erase all data, so I must backup my disk first. I believe LUKS allows me to encrypt my entire disk, or do it by each ...
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Writing to encrypted home directory from live USB [closed]

I want to replace my entire home dir with a backup. While not logged in, so I don't break things. It's encrypted and the backup is (unencrypted) on an external SSD. I plan to boot from a live USB and ...
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Deja dup with LUKS

I have my home partition backed up on an external hard drive via Deja Dup. This is my only partition except my boot partition. I’d like to enable LUKS on it, so would it work to just do it (which ...
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Where is stored recovery key for encrypted partition recovery key

during setup of 21.10 I chose to use LVM Encrypted file system. I set recovery password and setup show where will be stored on the disk. The path look quite simple. Now I want to backup stored data ...
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backup, encrypt and then restore

I would like to encrypt my hard drive, but I have a lot of packages installed and configured already, so I was wandering whether it is possible to save a backup state and then restore it to the system....
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Restoring a duplicity backup with Dejà Dup from a different computer

I'm making some scheduled encrypted backups from an Ubuntu Server to a remote computer, using duplicity. What I'd like to do is to access that remote computer from a third machine, Ubuntu Desktop in ...
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Deja Dup risk of data loss

I'm currently using Deja Dup ("Ubuntu Backups") to create backups of my data. However when reading around I see a lot of issues of people being unable to restore their backups in case the ...
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Encrypted install: encrypt the local SD card backup

Introduction I have installed kubuntu 20.04.2 on my laptop using the excellent tutorial here: Encrypted custom install This works fine so far, the system boots well and the decryption offers a nice ...
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