Re: Why is the chk_luks_keyslots tool not routinely included?

Arno Wagner <[email protected]>
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I think that is a decision by the distros. I am certainly 
willing to maintain it for the foreseeable future. It is 
not really much effort.

Regards,
Arno


On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 22:56:25 CET, Robert Nichols wrote:
> What is the rationale behind the chk_luks_keyslots tool not being included
> by default in cryptsetup packages?  It gets tiresome, and a bit
> embarrassing, explaining to novices who are in trouble that they need to
> build this tool from source.
> 
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