I tried the following

sudo cryptsetup luksChangekey /dev/nvme0n1p3 < new passphrase >

It then asks for the Sudo password, then asks for the old passphrase, but then it prints this error message

Failed to open key file.

what went wrong ?

Edit: turns out using GNOME Disks is way more straightforward… 😅, thank you all

  • scsi@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Refer to the cryptsetup-luksChangeKey man page --key-file options, you cannot change the password directly on a commandline; you either (a) type it interactively, (b) put it in a keyfile, or © accept input from STDIN with the standard use of - on the end (e.g. echo "mypass" | cryptsetup luksChangeKey /dev/sda - )

  • NoamParenti [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    The correct syntax is cryptsetup luksChangeKey <device> <key file>. So what you tried is opening a file that is named like your new passphrase. Such a file of course (hopefully) doesn’t exist.

    Just omit the last parameter, i.e. sudo cryptsetup luksChangekey /dev/nvme0n1p3 and enter the new password when it asks you to.