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Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files Status in eCryptfs - Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Maverick: Incomplete Status in “linux” source package in Natty: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Oneiric: Fix Released Bug description: Quite frequently (about once per month), a file in my ecryptfs- encrypted home directory gets a few KiBs of extra trailing garbage bytes (it's usually padded up to about 12 KiB). I have only noticed the error in git repositories so far, probably because git creates a huge number of files, and because it doesn't tend to ignore trailing garbage anywhere. The trailing garbage usually consists mostly of zero bytes; sometimes I have also seen it contain a copy of parts of the original file. If I re-mount the ecryptfs volume (by logging out and logging in again), the trailing garbage always disappears; this is why I think it's caused by an ecryptfs bug. I cannot rule out a faulty RAM, either (I have only reproduced it on my laptop, which doesn't have ECC RAM). I'm using x86-64 Ubuntu 9.10, my ecryptfs volume resides on an ext4 partition. I understand that it's impossible for you to reproduce the problem given this report, but I'm willing to put some effort in tracking down the cause of this. Do you have any ideas on how I can extract useful debugging information the next time the problem occurs? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/509180/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
