I have exactly the same problem as the reporter of this problem (running Xubuntu 8.10 with the latest updates). I did the following:
1) Changed password using the "Users Settings" dialog 2) Rebooted 3) Logged in as the same user with the new password 4) Discovered that there is no directory ~/Private When I tried to mount it manually, that is by running "mount.ecryptfs_private", I got the folowing error: keyctl_search: Required key not available The only way I have been able to get into the ~/Private directory is by changing the password back to what it was originally. eboy PS In my opinion this is a bug with utmost priority, because it concerns data loss (at least as perceived by the average user) in the stable Xubuntu distribution. -- ecryptfs-utils does not handle changing password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of eCryptfs, which is a direct subscriber. Status in eCryptfs - Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem: Fix Released Status in “ecryptfs-utils” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils I recently changed my login password via: passwd defcon changed password rebooted Logged in and I get no private directory I then tried ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase ~/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase oldpass newpass and rebooted and still no go, what can I do to recover my data?? Thanks I also get this error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/.ecryptfs$ mount.ecryptfs_private keyctl_search: Required key not available _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
