[Bug 1634444] [NEW] man page wrong about cryptsetup default device type

[Fredrik Arnerup]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 16.10

cryptsetup-bin:
  Installed: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


In ubuntu 16.04, I could open my LUKS-encrypted drive with:
cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME
but now I need
cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME --type luks

The man page says:
"Device type can be plain, luks (default), loopaes or tcrypt."
But luks no longer seems to be the default.

** Affects: cryptsetup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: manpage

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 16.10
  
- cryptsetup:
-   Installed: (none)
+ cryptsetup-bin:
+   Installed: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
-      2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1 500
+  *** 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ 
  
  In ubuntu 16.04, I could open my LUKS-encrypted drive with:
  cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME
  but now I need
  cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME --type luks
  
  The man page says:
  "Device type can be plain, luks (default), loopaes or tcrypt."
  But luks no longer seems to be the default.

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Title:
  man page wrong about cryptsetup default device type

Status in cryptsetup package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 16.10

  cryptsetup-bin:
    Installed: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2:1.7.2-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  In ubuntu 16.04, I could open my LUKS-encrypted drive with:
  cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME
  but now I need
  cryptsetup open DEVICE NAME --type luks

  The man page says:
  "Device type can be plain, luks (default), loopaes or tcrypt."
  But luks no longer seems to be the default.

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