mount Ubuntu encrypted drive (LUSK) via console

February 19, 2025

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linux

lsblk -lf | grep LUKS
# sda1      crypto_LUKS 2            xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                


sudo udisksctl unlock -b /dev/sda1
# Unlocked /dev/sda1 as /dev/dm-0


# no sudo !
udisksctl mount -b /dev/dm-0
#Mounted /dev/dm-0 at /media/t/foobarcar

from https://askubuntu.com/questions/63594/mount-encrypted-volumes-from-command-line

to unmount

udisksctl unmount -b /dev/dm-0 #unmount
udisksctl lock -b /dev/sda1  # lock enc. partition
udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sda  # power off external hdd