My dmesg is spammed with messages like this: [ 546.364254] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.364259] Error writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.388943] write_tag_3_packet: Error generating scatterlist for crypt_stat session key; expected rc = 1; got rc = [-12]. key_rec->enc_key_size = [16] [ 546.388958] ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set: Error writing tag 3 packet [ 546.388961] ecryptfs_write_headers_virt: Error generating key packet set; rc = [-12] [ 546.388965] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.388969] Error writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.444407] write_tag_3_packet: Error generating scatterlist for crypt_stat session key; expected rc = 1; got rc = [-12]. key_rec->enc_key_size = [16] [ 546.444422] ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set: Error writing tag 3 packet [ 546.444426] ecryptfs_write_headers_virt: Error generating key packet set; rc = [-12] [ 546.444429] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.444434] Error writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.460585] write_tag_3_packet: Error generating scatterlist for crypt_stat session key; expected rc = 1; got rc = [-12]. key_rec->enc_key_size = [16] [ 546.460600] ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set: Error writing tag 3 packet [ 546.460604] ecryptfs_write_headers_virt: Error generating key packet set; rc = [-12] [ 546.460607] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.460612] Error writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.507166] write_tag_3_packet: Error generating scatterlist for crypt_stat session key; expected rc = 1; got rc = [-12]. key_rec->enc_key_size = [16] [ 546.507181] ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set: Error writing tag 3 packet [ 546.507185] ecryptfs_write_headers_virt: Error generating key packet set; rc = [-12] [ 546.507188] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.507194] Error writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.563103] write_tag_3_packet: Error generating scatterlist for crypt_stat session key; expected rc = 1; got rc = [-12]. key_rec->enc_key_size = [16] [ 546.563128] ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set: Error writing tag 3 packet [ 546.563131] ecryptfs_write_headers_virt: Error generating key packet set; rc = [-12] [ 546.563135] ecryptfs_write_metadata: Error whilst writing headers; rc = [-12] [ 546.563140] Error writing headers; rc = [-12]
-- ecryptfs-setup-private accepts but cannot add to keyring a mount passphrase containing some characters https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of eCryptfs, which is subscribed to ecryptfs-utils in ubuntu. Status in “ecryptfs-utils” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils ~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 $ apt-cache policy ecryptfs-utils ecryptfs-utils: Installed: 53-1ubuntu11 Trying to set up a ~/Private with a mount passphrase containing any parentheses ( "(",")" ) will initially be accepted but the script will fail on trying to add the passphrase to the keyring: # Add the passphrase to current keyring # On subsequent logins, this should be handled by "pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap" response=`printf "$MOUNTPASS" | ecryptfs-add-passphrase -` if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then error "Could not add passphrase to the current keyring" fi This has worked previously. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

