Can not encrypt partition

Hello.
I'm trying to set up an encrypted system and followed an entry in the german arch user wiki.
I have partitioned my harddisk in 4 partitions, but sadly got an failure with the first command
When i enter
cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda3 cipher aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 verify-passphrase --key-size 256
i get this message
cryptsetup: Unknown action.
I'm able to tab cryptsetup so it should be on my install disc.
Does anyone know how i could solve this problem?
Thanks in advance

cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda3 --cipher aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 --verify-passphrase --key-size 256
The -- were missing. Please edit the wiki entry.
hightower
Last edited by hightower (2007-06-19 20:57:16)

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