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[ Solved ] I can't change Disk Encryption password (infosec.pub)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I tried the following

sudo cryptsetup luksChangekey /dev/nvme0n1p3 < new passphrase >

It then asks for the Sudo password, then asks for the old passphrase, but then it prints this error message

Failed to open key file.

what went wrong ?

Edit: turns out using GNOME Disks is way more straightforward.. 😅, thank you all

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Refer to the cryptsetup-luksChangeKey man page --key-file options, you cannot change the password directly on a commandline; you either (a) type it interactively, (b) put it in a keyfile, or (c) accept input from STDIN with the standard use of - on the end (e.g. echo "mypass" | cryptsetup luksChangeKey /dev/sda - )