cryptsetup-luksRemoveKey - remove the supplied passphrase from the LUKS device

       Part of cryptsetupproject <https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/>.

cryptsetup 2.8.0                                   2025-07-25                        CRYPTSETUP-LUKSREMOVEKEY(8)

       Removes the supplied passphrase from the LUKS device. The passphrase to be removed can be specified
       interactively, as the positional argument or via --key-file.

       <options> can be [--key-file, --keyfile-offset, --keyfile-size, --header, --disable-locks, --type,
       --timeout, --verify-passphrase].

       WARNING: If you read the passphrase from stdin (without further argument or with '-' as an argument to
       --key-file), batch-mode (-q) will be implicitly switched on and no warning will be given when you remove
       the last remaining passphrase from a LUKS container. Removing the last passphrase makes the LUKS
       container permanently inaccessible.

       cryptsetup-luksRemoveKey - remove the supplied passphrase from the LUKS device

--batch-mode,-q
           Suppresses all confirmation questions. Use with care!

           If the --verify-passphrase option is not specified, this option also switches off the passphrase
           verification.

       --debugor--debug-json
           Run in debug mode with full diagnostic logs. Debug output lines are always prefixed by #.

           If --debug-json is used, additional LUKS2 JSON data structures are printed.

       --disable-locks
           Disable lock protection for metadata on disk. This option is valid only for LUKS2 and ignored for
           other formats.

           WARNING: Do not use this option unless you run cryptsetup in a restricted environment where locking
           is impossible to perform (where /run directory cannot be used).

       --header<deviceorfilestoringtheLUKSheader>
           Use a detached (separated) metadata device or file where the LUKS header is stored. This option
           allows one to store ciphertext and LUKS header on different devices.

           For commands that change the LUKS header (e.g. luksAddKey), specify the device or file with the LUKS
           header directly as the LUKS device.

       --help,-?
           Show help text and default parameters.

       --key-file,-dname
           Read the passphrase from file.

           If the name given is "-", then the passphrase will be read from stdin. In this case, reading will not
           stop at newline characters.

           See section NOTESONPASSPHRASEPROCESSING in cryptsetup(8) for more information.

       --keyfile-offsetvalue
           Skip value bytes at the beginning of the key file.

       --keyfile-size,-lvalue
           Read a maximum of value bytes from the key file. The default is to read the whole file up to the
           compiled-in maximum that can be queried with --help. Supplying more data than the compiled-in maximum
           aborts the operation.

           This option is useful to cut trailing newlines, for example. If --keyfile-offset is also given, the
           size count starts after the offset.

       --timeout,-t<numberofseconds>
           The number of seconds to wait before timeout on passphrase input via terminal. It is relevant every
           time a passphrase is asked. It has no effect if used in conjunction with --key-file.

           This option is useful when the system should not stall if the user does not input a passphrase, e.g.
           during boot. The default is a value of 0 seconds, which means to wait forever.

       --type<device-type>
           Specifies required device type, for more info read BASICACTIONS section in cryptsetup(8).

       --usage
           Show short option help.

       --verify-passphrase,-y
           When interactively asking for a passphrase, ask for it twice and complain if both inputs do not
           match. Ignored on input from file or stdin.

       --version,-V
           Show the program version.

       Report bugs at cryptsetupmailinglist <cryptsetup@lists.linux.dev> or in Issuesprojectsection
       <https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/-/issues/new>.

       Please attach output of the failed command with --debug option added.

CryptsetupFAQ <https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/FrequentlyAskedQuestions>

       cryptsetup(8), integritysetup(8) and veritysetup(8)

cryptsetupluksRemoveKey[<options>]<device>[<keyfilewithpassphrasetoberemoved>]