My server is setup with a password key for root partition in crypttab, but it's still prompting me for a password at boot.

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Issue

  • I've encrypted my root partition with luks and set a password key in /etc/crypttab, but my server is still prompting me to manually enter the password at boot.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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