What is a dm file

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Second, it’s important to understand the technical details of the problem.

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So I’m going to point you to a couple of really good resources I managed to find. Before we dive into this, I want to make two points:įirst, it’s hard to find decent information on the web about this. One common question we get from readers is about how to implement a file system encryption method for Linux. And “filesystem” refers to the software that manages the files and directories. Editor’s Note: File system as two words refers to the layout of your directories, which includes things like the /dev directory that represent different hardware devices and don’t actually refer to files on your disk drive.