I have a zero-byte file in my encrypted home which produces an error in the log every time I try to read it:
chris@chris:~/bad$ tail -n 0 -f /var/log/kern.log & [2] 13767 chris@chris:~/bad$ ls -l 1 -r--r--r-- 1 chris chris 0 2011-09-19 22:23 1 chris@chris:~/bad$ cat 1 cat: 1: Input/output errorOct 21 10:52:55 chris kernel: [90246.950759] Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region Oct 21 10:52:55 chris kernel: [90246.950764] Either the lower file is not in a valid eCryptfs format, or the key could not be retrieved. Plaintext passthrough mode is not enabled; returning -EIO chris@chris:~/bad$ md5sum 1 md5sum: 1: Input/output error chris@chris:~/bad$ Oct 21 10:53:08 chris kernel: [90260.668451] Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region Oct 21 10:53:08 chris kernel: [90260.668459] Either the lower file is not in a valid eCryptfs format, or the key could not be retrieved. Plaintext passthrough mode is not enabled; returning -EIO If there's anything I can run on this file to help, I can do. Chris. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870326 Title: ecryptfs_writepage: Error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/870326/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
