BitLocker device with type 'encrypt-on-write' cannot be activated
Issue
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cryptsetup cannot activate a partition encrypted with BitLocker with the error message:
BITLK devices with type 'encrypt-on-write' cannot be activated.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x hypervisor
- Windows disk image encrypted with BitLocker
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