Using Truecrypt on RHEL 6.3 fails with volumes > 2 TB when kernel crypt enabled
Issue
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When trying to use Truecrypt with kernel cryptographic services, volume creation fails with the following error.
Error: Kernel cryptographic service test failed. The cryptographic service of your kernel most likely does not support volumes larger than 2 TB.
Possible solutions:
- Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 2.6.33 or later.
- Disable use of the kernel cryptographic services (Settings > Preferences > System Integration) or use 'nokernelcrypto' mount option on the command line.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Truecrypt, an unsupported 3rd-party package
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