Re: Problems passing the root password to "app-crypt/veracrypt"

Dr Rainer Woitok <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Remy,

On Monday, 2026-08-10 13:11:31 +0200, you wrote:

> ...
> >     2026-08-05T15:51:08 >>> sys-apps/util-linux 2.42.2  USE: abi_x86_64 amd64 caps cramfs elibc_glibc hardlink kernel_linux logger ncurses pam python_targets_python3_14 readline su suid udev unicode
> 
> My bet would be on util-linux, which provides the "mount" command. Try downgrading it?

WOW :-D -- BINGO :-D !!

The former version was 2.41.4-r1, and so I masked ">sys-apps/util-linux-
2.41.4-r1", rebuilt "sys-apps/util-linux", plugged in one of my encrypt-
ed USB sticks, asked VeraCrypt to mount it, entered the root password --
and the stick got mounted on the new, meanwhile built and booted kernel.
I did not yet test it,  but I am pretty sure  the still available former
kernel won't behave differently.  Will try tomorrow.

> ...
> Maybe the ntfs3 module is missing?

It is.  My kernel is (again) configured with "CONFIG_NTFS3_FS" unset.  I
tested this yesterday,  but enabling  "CONFIG_NTFS3_FS"  prevented unen-
crypted NTFS formatted USB sticks from being mounted.   All these sticks
are shared between my Gentoo box  and two Windows laptops  on which good
ol' TrueCrypt is still installed.

Many, many thanks :-)
       Rainer
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