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Loop mounting an encrypted luks full disk image

Open:

fdisk -l -u imagename.img

kpartx -a -v imagename.img

cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/mapper/loop0pN LUKSNAME

vgscan

vgchange -a y VGNAME

mount /dev/mapper/VGNAME-LVNAME MOUNTPOINT

Close:

umount MOUNTPOINT

vgchange -a n VGNAME

cryptsetup luksClose LUKSNAME

dmsetup info
dmsetup remove /dev/mapper/loop0p1
dmsetup remove /dev/mapper/loop0pN…

losetup -a
losetup -d /dev/loop0

source: http://www.blaicher.com/2013/01/accessing-an-encrypted-full-disc-image-lukslvm/