After doing a complete reboot, and reexectution of the "rm -rf" commands:
sudo rm -rf .ecryptfs sudo rm -rf Private I was able to execute sudo apt-get -f purge ecryptfs-utils successfully and the encrypted FS utilities are no longer installed. -- package ecryptfs-utils 81-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498221 You received this bug notification because you are a member of eCryptfs, which is subscribed to ecryptfs-utils in ubuntu. Status in “ecryptfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils The ecryptfs file system seems to have been incorrectly set up when I executed "ecryptfs-setup-private". I installed using the following two commands: sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils ecryptfs-setup-private After logging out and back in I was instructed to execute ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase and prompted to save the strong passphrase. That command returned a (-5) error. I then looked at the syslog and saw the following at the beginning: Dec 17 08:20:19 i6000 kernel: [ 898.334779] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:05 i6000 anacron[1064]: Job `cron.daily' terminated Dec 17 08:21:05 i6000 anacron[1064]: Normal exit (1 job run) Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.029303] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.034672] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.039534] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.540289] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.546189] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:33 i6000 kernel: [ 972.550559] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:34 i6000 kernel: [ 973.052353] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:36 i6000 kernel: [ 974.587810] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:36 i6000 kernel: [ 975.099818] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:38 i6000 kernel: [ 977.146757] __ratelimit: 6 callbacks suppressed Dec 17 08:21:38 i6000 kernel: [ 977.146766] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:39 i6000 kernel: [ 978.171562] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:39 i6000 kernel: [ 978.176913] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:39 i6000 kernel: [ 978.181793] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:39 i6000 kernel: [ 978.186922] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:39 i6000 kernel: [ 978.191771] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:40 i6000 kernel: [ 978.681486] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:40 i6000 kernel: [ 979.193391] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:41 i6000 kernel: [ 980.216554] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:21:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:23:12 i6000 kernel: [ 1070.792939] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:12 i6000 kernel: [ 1070.794230] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:12 i6000 kernel: [ 1070.795499] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:16 i6000 kernel: [ 1074.886833] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:16 i6000 kernel: [ 1075.398693] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:16 i6000 kernel: [ 1075.399795] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:23:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:25:32 i6000 kernel: [ 1211.065322] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:25:32 i6000 kernel: [ 1211.068440] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:25:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:27:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1319.608427] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1319.609495] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1319.610768] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:25 i6000 kernel: [ 1323.704637] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:25 i6000 kernel: [ 1324.216612] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:25 i6000 kernel: [ 1324.217669] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:27:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:28:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1385.658352] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1415.868800] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.380771] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.385935] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.390806] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.395782] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:57 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.400147] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:58 i6000 kernel: [ 1416.895669] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:28:59 i6000 kernel: [ 1418.428628] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:00 i6000 kernel: [ 1418.940881] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:02 i6000 kernel: [ 1421.500639] __ratelimit: 6 callbacks suppressed Dec 17 08:29:02 i6000 kernel: [ 1421.500647] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:03 i6000 kernel: [ 1422.013734] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:03 i6000 kernel: [ 1422.023084] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:03 i6000 kernel: [ 1422.524685] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:03 i6000 kernel: [ 1422.529845] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:03 i6000 kernel: [ 1422.534110] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:04 i6000 kernel: [ 1423.036245] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:05 i6000 kernel: [ 1424.572630] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:29:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:31:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1568.441974] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:31:30 i6000 kernel: [ 1568.955027] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:31:35 i6000 kernel: [ 1574.073988] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:31:35 i6000 kernel: [ 1574.075031] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:31:35 i6000 kernel: [ 1574.076236] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:31:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:33:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:34:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1743.035136] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1743.036260] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1743.037536] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1748.155207] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1748.156270] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1748.157505] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:34:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1748.158732] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:39 i6000 kernel: [ 1818.299741] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:39 i6000 kernel: [ 1818.300764] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:39 i6000 kernel: [ 1818.302186] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:39 i6000 kernel: [ 1818.303328] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:41 i6000 kernel: [ 1819.837606] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:41 i6000 kernel: [ 1819.840631] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:41 i6000 kernel: [ 1819.844190] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:43 i6000 kernel: [ 1821.883692] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:43 i6000 kernel: [ 1821.884904] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:43 i6000 kernel: [ 1821.886123] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:35:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:36:12 i6000 kernel: [ 1851.496583] [drm] DAC-6: set mode 640x480 0 Dec 17 08:36:13 i6000 kernel: [ 1851.601690] [drm] DAC-6: set mode 640x480 0 Dec 17 08:36:13 i6000 kernel: [ 1851.805929] [drm] TV-14: set mode NTSC 480i 0 Dec 17 08:36:13 i6000 kernel: [ 1851.946383] [drm] TV-14: set mode NTSC 480i 0 Dec 17 08:36:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1859.775846] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1860.287766] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1860.297963] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:21 i6000 kernel: [ 1860.303526] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:22 i6000 kernel: [ 1860.799280] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:22 i6000 kernel: [ 1860.803889] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:23 i6000 kernel: [ 1862.335636] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1862.847913] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1863.359768] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:24 i6000 kernel: [ 1863.364845] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:26 i6000 kernel: [ 1865.407630] __ratelimit: 4 callbacks suppressed Dec 17 08:36:26 i6000 kernel: [ 1865.407639] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1865.919883] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1865.925055] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1865.929854] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1866.431800] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1866.436846] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:27 i6000 kernel: [ 1866.441218] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:28 i6000 kernel: [ 1866.943358] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:36:29 i6000 kernel: [ 1868.479668] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:37:35 i6000 kernel: [ 1934.014115] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:37:55 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Dec 17 08:39:47 i6000 kernel: [ 2066.109686] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:39:48 i6000 kernel: [ 2066.621695] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:39:48 i6000 kernel: [ 2066.622810] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:39:52 i6000 kernel: [ 2070.717626] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:39:52 i6000 kernel: [ 2071.229699] CCMP: decrypt failed: STA=00:0f:66:44:54:ec Dec 17 08:39:56 i6000 wpa_supplicant[896]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys I then tried to uninstall and got the same class of failures from the following command sequence: sudo rm -rf .ecryptfs rm -rf Private/ sudo apt-get -f purge ecryptfs-utils sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude -f install sudo dpkg --force all --remove sudo dpkg --force all --remove ecryptsfs-utils sudo apt-get -f purge ecryptfs-utils Release: Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 $ apt-cache policy ecryptfs-utils ecryptfs-utils: Installed: 81-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 81-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 81-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I expected the package to uninstall using the "System Package Manager" or at least the apt-get or aptitude tools. Perhaps I shoul expect this since the package did fail to install/function as I expected, that was why I was uninstalling it. I can neither remove ~/Private nor uninstall the package. ProblemType: Package AptOrdering: ecryptfs-utils: Purge libecryptfs0: Purge Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Dec 18 09:24:31 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) Package: ecryptfs-utils 81-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic SourcePackage: ecryptfs-utils Title: package ecryptfs-utils 81-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

