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Booting encrypted root partion fails after system update

I have a problem booting my Debian Linux server. After a system update, GRUB loads the initrd and the system should ask for the password, but it doesn't. Instead, I get dropped to BusyBox. After ...
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LUKS storing keyfile in encrypted usb drive

I already asked once about LUKS unlocking of multiple HDDs in Linux: LUKS and multiple hard drives. Now I would like to know how to secure store the keyfile used for the automatic unlock of the ...
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How can I shrink a LUKS partition, what does `cryptsetup resize` do?

I am in progress of resizing a LUKS encrypted partition that contains a single ext4 filesystem (no LVM or something). The cryptsetup FAQ recommends to remove the old partition and recreate it, but ...