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5.2. Manually access to the partition

To access to the encrypted partition, boot on a live Operating System and follow the procedure below to mount and umount the disk.
Mount encrypted partition
modprobe dm-crypt
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb5 crypt Enter your passphrase
vgscan --mknodes
vgchange -ay
mkdir /mnt/crypt
mount /dev/VolGroup/LV_slash /mnt/crypt 
Umount encrypted partition
umount /mnt/crypt
vgchange -an
cryptsetup luksClose crypt 
To access to the encrypted partition from (initramfs) follow the tips procedure bellow
Mount encrypted partition
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb5 crypt
Enter your passphrase
mkdir /mnt/crypt
mount /dev/VolGroup/LV_slash /mnt/crypt
Umount encrypted partition
umount /mnt/crypt
cryptsetup luksClose crypt