I recently switched to Linux (Zorin OS) and I selected “use ZFS and encrypt” during installation. Now before I can log in it asks me “please unlock disk keystore-rpool” and I have to type in the encryption password it before I’m able to get to the login screen.

Is there a way to do this automatically like with Windows or MacOS? Zorin has biometric login which is nice but this defeats the purpose especially because the encryption password is long and tedious to type in.

Also might TPM have anything to do with this?

  • GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That’s likely because your Macs are using the TPM. Does your Linux machine have a TPM, and are you using it?

    • Jediwan@lemy.lolOP
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think so, they are both intel macs over 10 years old and TPM wasn’t as common then. On Mac, when you check the box to encrypt the drive during install you’re prompted for an encryption password which you never need to use again unless you remove the drive and put it into another mac (or in my case add a second hard drive and use the original as “extra” storage).