fstab question

[Justin Miller <scarface@xxxxxxxxx>]

	I am trying to install a loopback encrypted filesystem by
following the howto at

http://www.kerneli.org/loopback-encrypted-fileystem-3.html

I am trying to create a loop device called /dev/loop0
I added the line below to my /etc/fstab

/dev/loop0 /mnt/crypt ext2 user,noauto,rw,loop 0 0

but when I run losetup to mount the loop device it gives me an error
saying /dev/loop0 does not exist.

what else do I need to do to create this loop device?
would the format of how I entered the data into /etc/fstab make a
difference on it being created or not?

Justin Miller
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