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Transfer unencrypted home to new encrypted install? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by AstroLightz@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So, I've decided that I want to reinstall Arch on my laptop, but this time separate /home from root, and encrypt it using LUKS.

I made a backup of my current, unencrypted home directory (I didn't separate them initially) using:

sudo rsync -aXS --exclude='/*/.gvfs' /home/. /mnt/home/.

Once I wipe Arch and reinstall it, encrypting /home, would I be able to transfer my unencrypted files to the encrypted /home partition, and have them become encrypted?

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[–] partizan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

You dont need to wipe anything, just shrink the filesystem from a live system.

Then create a new partition, which you encrypt and mount...

[–] jesse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I typically try to not be logged in as the user whose home directory is being copied when I do this just to avoid any collisions. Otherwise this looks right.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 16 points 4 days ago

Yep.

Once an encrypted storage volume is mounted and in use, you just transfer stuff into and out of it like normal.

There's nothing unusual about the files themselves.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

That's pretty much it.