On 12.04 LTS x64, I changed my user password via the User Accnts tool.
After that I was unable to login again with my new password since my
home directory is encrypted and the above-described bug does not allow
decryption of the home directory with the new login password.  The
passphrase to decrypt the home directory is saved in a folder on my
encrypted home directory. Is there any way to recover this passphrase
and unlock my home directory? Do not have separate record of the
decryption passphrase. I still have a functioning Guest Account to which
I have access, but I am not clear whether I can somehow gain access to
the files in my encrypted user home directory while logged in as Guest
and without having the decrypt passphrase. Please advise asap. Thank
you.

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Title:
  encrypted home directory isn't mounted if password changed by another
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