How do I encrypt an existing root filesystem with cryptsetup and LUKS on RHEL5?

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Issue

  • How do I encrypt an existing root file-system with cryptsetup and LUKS?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Non-encrypted root filesystem

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