for those who are getting an error when doing cryptsetup saying something like "/dev/sdb2 is in use" then select encrypted persistence with USB in the kali boot menu when u boot, then the instructions in the video will work with no error!
in my case the partition for persistence is the /dev/sda1 but the terminal says “Device /dev/sda1 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation”.please assist
After the cryptsetup command, it always says "Device /dev/sda2 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation. Command failed with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters)." I've tried reinstalling Kali and followed each step carefully. Please help
Bro usually /dev/sda is going to be your main hard drive - that is the one in use at the moment. In the video I used /dev/sdb That's why I show you the fdisk -l command so you can properly identify which one is your usb. Ya probably dont want to format your hard drive lol
I keep getting stuck when attempting luksFormat the persistence partition. It outputs that the partition is in use, but even when I unmount it the error keeps returning.
Good evening, as soon as I type, sudo cryptsetup --verbose --verify-passphrase luksFormat /dev/sdb2 error appears cannot exclusively open /dev/sdb2, device in use. Command failed with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters). How do I fix this?
Nice video! Thanks for it! One question: I noticed that when I opened the file explorer after this setup, the free space under the /home/Desktop, for instance, was of only 3.8 GiB not equivalent of the 32 GiB encrypted persistence partition that I have created. Should my home environment not have 32 GiB of free space? Thanks for the help in advance!
The correct setup for my desired outcome was totally different and more complicated, but it worked at the end. There are some documentation from the Kali documentation, but RUclips won't let me post the link.
in my case the partition for persistence is the /dev/sdc2 but the terminal says “Device /dev/sdc2 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation” I’m sure I booted from the first option of the list as you explained in the video. Any idea to help me my friend? thank you in advance
@@Diego-lh8sz What do you Mean there Already is a Encrypted Persistence in the Beginning? Or you just said Encrypted persistence in the beginning? What do u mean ?
I followed everything step by step and it works, however, you pointed out that everything I do should be saved, and in my case everything deletes after logging out. Only files that I store in persistence are saved. I also can't download any programs whatsoever
@@LouiesLog USB is 32gb. It only allows me to create it in Live USB encrypted persistence and not Live amd64, so that's why I personally think it doesn't work
I got your commands to work but only if I choose live encrypted persistence at boot, but the persistence doesn't work. It asks me for the password, but none of my changes saved. Sigh. You really should redo this video.
Yes it is reformat-able however if it’s encrypted you will need the password. This usb live boot is basically like doing a fresh os install every time you boot. So anything you install or save will be wiped when you shut down. Persistence drive is a partition of the usb that is separated and isn’t wiped when you shut down. It persists after shutdown and restart. So that way you can save some things on the persistence and they won’t be lost at shutdown. We encrypt it so that it’s secure since it won’t be wiped. But otherwise it’s the same as any other drive. Edit:you might be able to wipe and format the drive without the password I’m not sure
i d like to instal TAILS on USB ... i need to securly store ,save some seed phrases from my crypto wallets , so i want to write it to word office or the kali text editor but dont wanna leave any trace in PC ... i also bought a encrypted USB to store the passwords and seed phrases i mentioned alredy... someone sugested to run kali linux on usb on a pc without HDD , dont still make sence to me ... best thing woul be to be offline while writing the prases i wanna save ...what do you sugest ?
I'm getting an error while setting up a passphrase. It says cannot exclusively open /dev/sdb2, device in use. I tried to umount /dev/sdb2 but didn't worked. Please help. Stucked on this one since hours
if ur still having the error i solved it from another comment that said " when you boot to the kali menu in the beginning, select encrypted persistence instead "
Hi previously i encrypted using above method but now i cannot see persistent drive which it previously showed what to do if i want to see files of persistent drive can i mount it?
searched for days and spent hours mucking about with archaic and old methods to flip this trick just to find out this is now a 5 minute no fuss, no muss job with RUFUS 3.16 and up. It has a tab to set up persistence even before you setup the usn installer. Hope this helps someone, peace
Hi friend, you must help me because i encrypted my hdd.. by mistake. I typed it what you was typing unfortunately it was a mistake, now I can't reach my disk i know the password but i can't reach it both systems, so please help immediately, there is a lot of important data sir.
That's the reason why I showed the fdisk -l part, so you could properly determine what is the right disk to encrypt. Anyway, it is fixable. You can decrypt the content using luksOpen command! 1) Boot from a live USB like Kali Linux 2) Decrypt into a location: sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdX /location Make sure sdX is the encrypted drive and that /location is a valid location using fdisk -l . It could be /mnt/decrypt for example (just create a folder if not there) 3) Once it decrypts, you should backup whatever files are most important to you right away. 4) Follow the directions from this answer: unix.stackexchange.com/a/606231
I did exactly all the steps but for some reason, i face the issue Device /dev/sdb2 is in use. Cannot proceed with format operation Command failed with code =1 (wrong or missing parameters) because the sdb2 persistence partition created by RUFUS is auto mount after run the live boot.. and the live boot is working like the persistence boot option... i tried to umount /dev/sdb2 from gparted software but this get face the same issue.. /dev/sdb2 is in use.. i really don't know how yours work just fine and doesn't auto boot and mount the auto created persistence partition! i face the same problem before years with RUFUS and the only way to make it work was to just write kali image on my usb and then boot to live and create a partition by my own and run the steps after! no time for this now man, any opinion that could work? I umount sdb2 hows is possible to be in use?
I was checking the comments and see some people had a similar issue while other didn't. What seems to have worked for some people: 1) Boot using live encrypted persistence and create the luks container 2) "had the same problem, deleted the partition with parted, rebooted, created the partition again and it worked." In any case, I'll create a new live encrypted USB with latest Kali and make a new vid to see if I run into the same issue some people are having.
@@CodeOnBy yes sir i have triel all thing and didn't get any error while command part but when i restarted the system all data has been gone, doesn't work like persistent
I'm glad to see you're back. Last time I saw one your videos I believe you were going by techdynamic? That was like 8 years ago if not more. I recently got a computer and I was thinking about having a Linux live USB, I'm glad you uploaded this now I don't have to look it up. 🤓
Indeed that was my last channel bro! I log in after a year or so and there's a message from RUclips saying "This channel provides malicious content for hacking activity blablabla" so at that point channel was done. I'm glad ya found the new channel and like the content! More to come, any video suggestions let me know :)
@@CodeOnBy That's very sad, To me, your videos were pentesting classes. That I didn't have to pay to go to school and learn. I learned how vulnerable we can be online, which help realize that I needed to secure my home network.
When i type sudo e2label /dev/mapper/encData data says that there Is no such file or directory while trying to open It couldnt find any valid filesystem superblock
amazing tutorial and perfectly explained , could be done by someone BRAND NEW to linux like myself
for those who are getting an error when doing cryptsetup saying something like "/dev/sdb2 is in use" then select encrypted persistence with USB in the kali boot menu when u boot, then the instructions in the video will work with no error!
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This comment should be on top for helping others
It says the device is in use. “Can not proceed with format operation”
Yeah this happened to me once also 😢
How to fix? Or How To do this ?
Had the same issue.
I used tails terminal from another usb and it went smoothly. Don’t forget to setup administrator password
sudo umount /dev/sdb2
in my case the partition for persistence is the /dev/sda1 but the terminal says “Device /dev/sda1 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation”.please assist
when you boot to the kali menu in the beginning, select encrypted persistence instead
@@hueyvandiver9819 LIFE SAFER!!!
After the cryptsetup command, it always says "Device /dev/sda2 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation. Command failed with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters)." I've tried reinstalling Kali and followed each step carefully. Please help
Bro usually /dev/sda is going to be your main hard drive - that is the one in use at the moment.
In the video I used /dev/sdb
That's why I show you the fdisk -l command so you can properly identify which one is your usb.
Ya probably dont want to format your hard drive lol
@@CodeOnBy it’s not working for me as well. Is it outdated?
Edit: Found the problem, you need to be in encrypted persistence.
I ran into the same issues when trying to setup /dev/sdb2
i had the same problem, deleted the partition with parted, rebooted, created the partition again and it worked.
Booting into the Encrypted Persistence option at boot and then trying to create the LUKS part worked for me also.
I keep getting stuck when attempting luksFormat the persistence partition. It outputs that the partition is in use, but even when I unmount it the error keeps returning.
Same problem
Dont unse Boot Option. Kali Live. Use Live system enc. Persistence
as another commenter said " when you boot to the kali menu in the beginning, select encrypted persistence instead "
Good evening, as soon as I type, sudo cryptsetup --verbose --verify-passphrase luksFormat /dev/sdb2 error appears cannot exclusively open /dev/sdb2, device in use. Command failed with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters). How do I fix this?
Same here, did you fixed it?
Nice video! Thanks for it! One question:
I noticed that when I opened the file explorer after this setup, the free space under the /home/Desktop, for instance, was of only 3.8 GiB not equivalent of the 32 GiB encrypted persistence partition that I have created. Should my home environment not have 32 GiB of free space? Thanks for the help in advance!
The correct setup for my desired outcome was totally different and more complicated, but it worked at the end. There are some documentation from the Kali documentation, but RUclips won't let me post the link.
Thank you so much .. nice and easy to follow
in my case the partition for persistence is the /dev/sdc2 but the terminal says “Device /dev/sdc2 is in use. Can not proceed with format operation” I’m sure I booted from the first option of the list as you explained in the video. Any idea to help me my friend? thank you in advance
Encrypted Persistence in the beginning
@@Diego-lh8sz What do you Mean there Already is a Encrypted Persistence in the Beginning?
Or you just said Encrypted persistence in the beginning?
What do u mean ?
@@Diego-lh8sz thank you Diego, this worked perfectly.
That was a perfect presentation/tutorial mate.
Thanks Bro, Perfect Video ❤
Thank you so much for your video! It helped me a lot! Good luck !!!
Glad it helped you.
I try to keep it as simple as possible! :)
I followed everything step by step and it works, however, you pointed out that everything I do should be saved, and in my case everything deletes after logging out. Only files that I store in persistence are saved. I also can't download any programs whatsoever
What size is your usb / sdcard? if it is deleting every reboot then you went wrong somewhere with the setup
@@LouiesLog USB is 32gb. It only allows me to create it in Live USB encrypted persistence and not Live amd64, so that's why I personally think it doesn't work
same problem
same plz give me solution i badly need it
I got your commands to work but only if I choose live encrypted persistence at boot, but the persistence doesn't work. It asks me for the password, but none of my changes saved. Sigh. You really should redo this video.
broooo ROOF-ISS lmaoooo 😁🤣🤣
Thanks from BRAZIL
Thanks a lot! It was greatly explained.
Are persistent USB drives reformatable , or persistent means it can't be wiped clean to normal ?
Yes it is reformat-able however if it’s encrypted you will need the password. This usb live boot is basically like doing a fresh os install every time you boot. So anything you install or save will be wiped when you shut down. Persistence drive is a partition of the usb that is separated and isn’t wiped when you shut down. It persists after shutdown and restart. So that way you can save some things on the persistence and they won’t be lost at shutdown. We encrypt it so that it’s secure since it won’t be wiped. But otherwise it’s the same as any other drive.
Edit:you might be able to wipe and format the drive without the password I’m not sure
Dude thank you!
3:38 I’ve got an error after this command: ext2fs_mkdir: Input/output error while creating root dir
Cannot exclusively open /dev/sdc2, device in use. Command failed with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters).
You rocks !
PLEASE TELL ME WHY MINE SAYS IN RED WRITING DEV/Sdb2 DOES NOT START THERE or Something like that ???
I did, now for each time is I have to open machine by selecting the encrypted partition ?
How Did you Know that ? /dev/sda2 is yr persistence partition ? Why not /dev/sda1 ? In 2:00 min .
i d like to instal TAILS on USB ... i need to securly store ,save some seed phrases from my crypto wallets , so i want to write it to word office or the kali text editor but dont wanna leave any trace in PC ... i also bought a encrypted USB to store the passwords and seed phrases i mentioned alredy... someone sugested to run kali linux on usb on a pc without HDD , dont still make sence to me ... best thing woul be to be offline while writing the prases i wanna save ...what do you sugest ?
Will boot every option but encrypted persistence
forget my password pls help
Bro an error is coming while persistence and it failed burin
Hello, I forgot the password of my session. Anyway knows how can change my password?
I'm getting an error while setting up a passphrase. It says cannot exclusively open /dev/sdb2, device in use. I tried to umount /dev/sdb2 but didn't worked. Please help. Stucked on this one since hours
if ur still having the error i solved it from another comment that said " when you boot to the kali menu in the beginning, select encrypted persistence instead "
Can you do a video on how to change the password?
Is there any way to make encrypted persistence the default option or to remove the others?
Just what I was looking for. Thanks friend. 🙏🏻 Subscribed.
Hi previously i encrypted using above method but now i cannot see persistent drive which it previously showed what to do if i want to see files of persistent drive can i mount it?
I guess now it doesn't show as persistent storage it isn't merged but it is in someway
I’m back again …
searched for days and spent hours mucking about with archaic and old methods to flip this trick just to find out this is now a 5 minute no fuss, no muss job with RUFUS 3.16 and up.
It has a tab to set up persistence even before you setup the usn installer.
Hope this helps someone, peace
That's right, it works for parrot and other Linux distros as well!
I was very happy to see that feature added :)
What have i do if kali linux does not ask me for passphrase and does not use persistance?
Hi friend, you must help me because i encrypted my hdd.. by mistake. I typed it what you was typing unfortunately it was a mistake, now I can't reach my disk i know the password but i can't reach it both systems, so please help immediately, there is a lot of important data sir.
I've did what i see at from 1:50 to 2:40 on the video
That's the reason why I showed the fdisk -l part, so you could properly determine what is the right disk to encrypt.
Anyway, it is fixable.
You can decrypt the content using luksOpen command!
1) Boot from a live USB like Kali Linux
2) Decrypt into a location:
sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdX /location
Make sure sdX is the encrypted drive and that /location is a valid location using fdisk -l . It could be /mnt/decrypt for example (just create a folder if not there)
3) Once it decrypts, you should backup whatever files are most important to you right away.
4) Follow the directions from this answer:
unix.stackexchange.com/a/606231
I did exactly all the steps but for some reason, i face the issue Device /dev/sdb2 is in use. Cannot proceed with format operation
Command failed with code =1 (wrong or missing parameters) because the sdb2 persistence partition created by RUFUS is auto mount after run the live boot.. and the live boot is working like the persistence boot option... i tried to umount /dev/sdb2 from gparted software but this get face the same issue.. /dev/sdb2 is in use.. i really don't know how yours work just fine and doesn't auto boot and mount the auto created persistence partition! i face the same problem before years with RUFUS and the only way to make it work was to just write kali image on my usb and then boot to live and create a partition by my own and run the steps after! no time for this now man, any opinion that could work? I umount sdb2 hows is possible to be in use?
I was checking the comments and see some people had a similar issue while other didn't.
What seems to have worked for some people:
1) Boot using live encrypted persistence and create the luks container
2) "had the same problem, deleted the partition with parted, rebooted, created the partition again and it worked."
In any case, I'll create a new live encrypted USB with latest Kali and make a new vid to see if I run into the same issue some people are having.
@@CodeOnBy Thank you, running into this problem on my second USB drive.
How do I change the password?
Great Channel, Great Content, Subbed 👍
thanks man, this way is much better that the oficial kali doc about this.
Can I, do same steps for the installer Kali on bare metal?
Will it work for kodachi?
By the way how do I save before I logout? Thanks again for the video.
How can i skip
will these instructions work with ubuntu?
Wonderful keep going
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From now on..I am your loyal follower..🙂
Thx :)
Thank you
How hard to crack this endryption is?
LUKS is the standard encryption for Linux OS. It's solid.
Would be an interesting idea to test it in a video though!
i sussefully booted my pendrive as live kali but peristantant was not working .... please help me sir please please....
What error are you getting? Have you selected the live encrypted persistence option?
@@CodeOnBy yes sir i have triel all thing and didn't get any error while command part but when i restarted the system all data has been gone, doesn't work like persistent
@@siddhartrockx2070 yep same problem here
I had to insert encrypt password but other things are not saved
I'm glad to see you're back. Last time I saw one your videos I believe you were going by techdynamic? That was like 8 years ago if not more. I recently got a computer and I was thinking about having a Linux live USB, I'm glad you uploaded this now I don't have to look it up. 🤓
Indeed that was my last channel bro!
I log in after a year or so and there's a message from RUclips saying "This channel provides malicious content for hacking activity blablabla" so at that point channel was done.
I'm glad ya found the new channel and like the content!
More to come, any video suggestions let me know :)
@@CodeOnBy That's very sad, To me, your videos were pentesting classes. That I didn't have to pay to go to school and learn. I learned how vulnerable we can be online, which help realize that I needed to secure my home network.
It's work but it is so so so low
What is the problem??
Change computer 🤷♂️
You have to change you're flash disk the new one should be 3.0
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Спасибо
When i type sudo e2label /dev/mapper/encData data says that there Is no such file or directory while trying to open It couldnt find any valid filesystem superblock
Solved.
@@magorzatasclano9279 I'm having the same problem, can you please help me. Your insight on this would be very helpful thanks in advace