CLEVIS-LUKS-UNLOCK(1)   CLEVIS-LUKS-UNLOCK(1)

clevis-luks-unlock - Unlocks a LUKS device bound with a Clevis policy

clevis luks unlock -d DEV [-n NAME] [-t SLT]

The clevis luks unlock command unlocks a LUKS device using its already provisioned Clevis policy. For example:

$ clevis luks unlock -d /dev/sda

•-d DEV : The LUKS device to unlock
•-n NAME : The name to give the unlocked device node
•-t SLT : Test the passphrase for the given slot without unlocking the device
•-o PARAMS : Pass arbitrary parameters to cryptsetup; quote parameters as necessary

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08/23/2026