From 01e3cb72536c763e066a256ebfeb8880a06ac008 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:23:21 -0400 Subject: docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.html: clearer pword instructions --- diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.html b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.html index 07bd580..975db79 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.html @@ -521,35 +521,13 @@ href="http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/8208-all-about-linux-swap-

- Above the 'Load Operating System' menu entry you should also add a GRUB password, like so: -

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-set superusers="root"
-password_pbkdf2 root grub.pbkdf2.sha512.10000.711F186347156BC105CD83A2ED7AF1EB971AA2B1EB2640172F34B0DEFFC97E654AF48E5F0C3B7622502B76458DA494270CC0EA6504411D676E6752FD1651E749.8DD11178EB8D1F633308FD8FCC64D0B243F949B9B99CCEADE2ECA11657A757D22025986B0FA116F1D5191E0A22677674C994EDBFADE62240E9D161688266A711
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- MAKE SURE TO DO THIS ON grubtest.cfg *BEFORE* DOING IT ON grub.cfg. - Then select the menu entry that says Switch to grubtest.cfg and test that it works. - Then copy that to grub.cfg once you're satisfied. - WHY? BECAUSE AN INCORRECTLY SET PASSWORD CONFIG MEANS YOU CAN'T AUTHENTICATE, WHICH MEANS 'BRICK'. -

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- (emphasis added, because it's needed. This is a common roadblock for users) -

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- Note that the above entry specifies user 'root'; this is just a username for GRUB. You don't even need to use root. - Change root on both of those 2 lines to whatever you want. -

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Start dhcp on ethernet:
# systemctl start dhcpcd.service This is just for the step below. I won't cover network configuration here. That is for another Parabola article.

- The password hash (it's password, by the way) after 'password_pbkdf2 root' should be changed and is created by the grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 utility, which you need to install or otherwise compile, + The password below (it's password, by the way) after 'password_pbkdf2 root' should be changed and is created by the grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 utility, which you need to install or otherwise compile, like so:
# pacman -S grub

@@ -566,7 +544,29 @@ password_pbkdf2 root grub.pbkdf2.sha512.10000.711F186347156BC105CD83A2ED7AF1EB97

- With this setup, you will have to enter a password at boot time, in GRUB, before being able to use any of the menu entries or switch to the terminal. + Above the 'Load Operating System' menu entry you should also add a GRUB password, like so (this example uses password as the password): +

+ 

+set superusers="root"
+password_pbkdf2 root grub.pbkdf2.sha512.10000.711F186347156BC105CD83A2ED7AF1EB971AA2B1EB2640172F34B0DEFFC97E654AF48E5F0C3B7622502B76458DA494270CC0EA6504411D676E6752FD1651E749.8DD11178EB8D1F633308FD8FCC64D0B243F949B9B99CCEADE2ECA11657A757D22025986B0FA116F1D5191E0A22677674C994EDBFADE62240E9D161688266A711
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+ MAKE SURE TO DO THIS ON grubtest.cfg *BEFORE* DOING IT ON grub.cfg. + Then select the menu entry that says Switch to grubtest.cfg and test that it works. + Then copy that to grub.cfg once you're satisfied. + WHY? BECAUSE AN INCORRECTLY SET PASSWORD CONFIG MEANS YOU CAN'T AUTHENTICATE, WHICH MEANS 'BRICK'. +

+

+ (emphasis added, because it's needed. This is a common roadblock for users) +

+ +

+ Note that the above entry specifies user 'root'; this is just a username for GRUB. You don't even need to use root. + Change root on both of those 2 lines to whatever you want. +

+ +

+ With this configuration, you will have to enter a password at boot time, in GRUB, before being able to use any of the menu entries or switch to the terminal. This protects your system from an attacker simply booting a live usb distro and re-flashing the boot firmware.

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