Mount LUKS encrypted volumes from command line

Mount a linux partition encrypted with LUKS using terminal

Install Crypsetup:

sudo apt-get install cryptsetup

To decrypt the volume:

sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 my_encrypted_volume

Mount:

sudo mkdir /media/my_device

sudo mount /dev/mapper/my_encrypted_volume /media/my_device

Unmount:

sudo umount /media/my_device

sudo cryptsetup luksClose my_encrypted_volume

To automatically put it in the /media location, use the udisks tool

sudo udisks --mount /dev/mapper/my_encrypted_volume

Errors

mount: unknown filesystem type 'LVM2_member'

Solution

Run:

sudo apt-get install lvm2 sudo lvscan

Then activate all LVM you see

sudo vgchange -ay

Then re-run the mount:

sudo mount /dev/mapper/my_encrypted_volume /media/my_device