Encrypt a disk

This article describes how to format and encrypt a disk (technically, a file system). It uses SUSE Linux 11.1 as example, but it should work same or similar with any distribution.

yast2 disk
 * Start the disk partitioner
 * Select a partition you want to format or a disk where you want to add an encrypted partition
 * Choose Format partition and "encrypt file system"
 * If you get an information that you need to install "pam_mount", allow this
 * choose "next"
 * enter a password for your system => next => finish

= See also =
 * security
 * encryption