Difference between revisions of "Mounting Encrypted Home Directories"

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     ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase /old/.ecryptfs/''user''/wrapped-passphrase
 
     ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase /old/.ecryptfs/''user''/wrapped-passphrase
  
Use this to generate the kernel session keys:
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Generate the kernel session keys:
  
 
     ecryptfs-add-passphrase --fnek
 
     ecryptfs-add-passphrase --fnek

Revision as of 23:47, 22 October 2011

Unwrap the old passphrase to get the mount passphrase:

   ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase /old/.ecryptfs/user/wrapped-passphrase

Generate the kernel session keys:

   ecryptfs-add-passphrase --fnek

The value in brackets on the second line is the one to remember. Now mount the .Private directory:

   mount -t ecryptfs /old/.ecryptfs/user/.Private /mnt/old

As passphrase enter the mount passphrase from above. Choose aes, 16, answer no to plaintext passthrough, yes to filename encryption and entry the value I told you to remember earlier.

Done.