Questions about encryption such as home folder encryption, partition encryption and file encryption.
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Migrating encrypted LVM to a new SSD
This question is related to How to migrate an encrypted LVM install to a new disk but I couldn't post it as a comment on the answer. Help is appreciated.
Anyway, regarding the solution on the ...
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LVM initramfs boot problem: “ALERT! /dev/mapper/vgcrypt-root does not exist. Dropping to a shell!”
I followed the guide linked below to create a clean install of Ubuntu on a LUKS-encrypted partition. The only differences are that I used Ubuntu 12.04 rather than 11.10 and I made less LVs than that ...
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Dual-Boot failure with Grub (13.04 and 12.04)
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside 12.04 and I'm not able to boot with it (I go straight to 12.04). I chose encrypt full drive and use EFI. In order to fix this, I think I should update grub or ...
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Password changed for no reason?
I'm having a problem logging into my computer. I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I am 100% sure I didn't change my password, although I tried typing it 100 times, it's not working.
I restarted the computer, I ...
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I'd like to encrypt all my partitions and drives, but I'm unsure GRUB will handle this nicely
I'd like to use TrueCrypt to encrypt my SSD (which has my / Ubuntu installation on one partition and some other things on another), and both of my HDDs (one has /home for Ubuntu and all of Windows, ...
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Creating an encrypted sparse image
On Mac OS X I had the option of creating an encrypted sparse image. I had this automount at boot and used it to store files that I wanted encrypted (tax documents, bank statements, or other personally ...
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Freeze during resume from disk (crypted swap)
I followed the tutorial EnableHibernateWithEncryptedSwap. I can suspend the system to disk via pm-hibernate to my crypted swap partition (which is big enough to hold the complete RAM). However, when I ...
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How can I remove the sda5_crypt function? [duplicate]
can I remove the encryption I set during the installation? It's called sda5_crypt and everytime Ubuntu 13.04 boots I have to insert the passphrase...
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Does encrypting the hard drive affect file sync with programs like Dropbox, Ubuntu One, Spider Oak, Insync, and others?
For the last few months I've been having a lot of problems syncing with two computers that I reinstalled and encrypted the drives. It is happening with all the programs I mention in the subject. Can ...
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How does user access for full disk encryption work?
When installing Ubuntu 12.10 and higher you get an option to encrypt the entire drive (not just the home directory). What encryption mechanism is used for this, and what kind of access permissions are ...
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Unencrypting a hard drive
I've mistankenly checked the 'encrypting hard drive' box during installation of 13.04. As a result every time I turn the laptop on, it asks for a password before I get to the users login screen. I ...
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Full disk encryption & boot partition from a CD
I would like to try enabling Full Disk Encryption under Ubuntu 13.04.
I would also like to put my boot partition on a burnt CD-R, rather than unencrypted on the HDD. A CD-R has a number of advantages ...
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Save data from Access-Your-Private-Data
I was trying to reinstall my Ubuntu without formating /home and after it I received
Access-Your-Private-Data and README.txt instead of my data
According to:
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SDA crypt asking for encryption password more than once during boot
The SDA crypt is working normally for the most part, though some boots cause me to have to enter the password multiple times to pass it. Ideas?
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cant boot due to encryption and hibernate
Recently I set up Ubuntu on my notebook (with an encrypted home partition) and had the glorious idea of enabling syspend-to-disk and suspend-to-ram, so i installed the package 'hibernate'.
Now I ...
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How to retrive encryption passpharase?
When installing Ubuntu I chose to encrypt my home drive and after installation update information window came up:
Where I had to write down encryption passphrase. Well I closed it and it doesn't ...
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Questions about full disk encryption
Completely new user here, I've been reading for a couple of hours about ubuntu's full disk encryption but I just don't understand some basic points.
When installing ubuntu's full disk encryption, ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: why could it not read DVD? (Encryption) [duplicate]
How to play commercial DVDs on lenovo t-500 laptop?
I have Ubuntu 12.04, all updates
Could not read dvd despite having restricted extras
I tried the following, but VLC does not play DVDs.
sudo ...
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Encrypt drive when installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
is there a way of encrypting your whole drive when installing 12.04 LTS like there is in 12.10 and 13.04?
Edit/Update: I didn't realize the Alternate install CD had this option. Problem solved.
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Could up-arrow key in terminal is a risk when encrypting using 7z?
We know that 7z can be used as an encryption method and that up-arrow key is used to see what commands and what tasks had done, so it can be use to reveal the password because in this case passwords ...
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Adding user with existing encrypted home
My system has separated /home partition which is encrypted. I did a fresh install with a new temporary user. Now, I want to add old_user back with existing encrypted home. Is it possible?
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Gnome Disk Utility: Cannot change passphrase
Specifications: Gnome Disk Utility v.3.0.2 running on 12.04 LTS on a generic AMD64 box used to partition a HDD interfaced via SATA and create the file-system. Options defined were the following: No ...
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How to update cryptsetup till version 1.6.1?
Hello current version of cryptsetup is not capable working with truecrypt partitions.
Versions after 1.5.x are capable.(http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/Cryptsetup160)
So here is the latest ...
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How to set up a bootable Truecrypt USB with Ubuntu on it?
Oddly enough, I haven't found the solution to this yet, unless I've misinterpreted the search results I've been seeing.
I want to encrypt a USB flash drive so that I can select "Boot from USB" on any ...
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Manual LVM encryption setup with Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying hard to get ubiquity works. The thing is that I want to setup Ubuntu 13.04 on a full encrypted LVM aside a Windows installation. So I can't use the default option of full disk encryption.
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How to change password for Full Disk Encryption? [duplicate]
When I installed Ubuntu, I opted to encrypt the whole OS. I enter a password every time my computer boots up (note: I'm not talking about the log-in screen -- I enter a password to get to that ...
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Is it possible to install Win8 next to an encrypted Ubuntu?
I run Ubuntu on an SDD (encrypted with systemtools since installation). So I want to install Windows 8 on a second partion on the same drive, but it is possible to do so, without chrashing anything, ...
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Updating Quantal 12.10 to Raring 13.04 broke seahorse-nautilus
After upgrading from Quantal to Raring the nautilus-seahorse plugin for GPG encryption cease to work. When right clicking in a file the GUI opens and ask to select a key for encryption but the ...
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Can't decrypt files - passphrase doesn't work
I have the exact same problem as this gentleman had here: Encrypted Home... Forgotten Password, but no Passphrase
, i had an old user with with encrypted /home folder and changed the password from ...
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Ubuntu server 12.10 init script requiring encryptfs to mount first
Below is my /etc/init.d/jboss script. It requires a symlink under an encrypted home directory to exist in order to start. (JBOSS_HOME points there)
In /var/log/boot.log it says standalone.sh not ...
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How does my encrypted /home work, and how can I get it to work via cl on another linux distro?
I'm using an encrypted /home, but I have no idea how it works. I'm trying to install Arch Linux and use commandline tools like ecryptfs, but I can't figure out how to mount my ubuntu encrypted /home. ...
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Deactivate crypt and enable automatic login
yesterday i installed Ubuntu 13.04 with the home-folder encryption. Now i want to disable the encryption and enable the automatic login. But now is the question, how can i do that?
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How can I encrypt and decrypt nautilus file manager with a password in ubuntu via terminal?
I want to encrypt and decrypt my nautilus file manager in ubuntu via terminal.. how to encrypt and decrypt it ? please help me..
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Can't access encrypted home from other Ubuntu releases from 13.04
Today I installed Raring Ringtail (again), 13.04 (production release), clean in a fresh partition on an AMD X2 64-bit system. I have a parallel installation of 12.10 and another one of 12.04 on other ...
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How do I install on an encrypted disk now that there is no alternate CD?
How do I install Raring in an encrypted disk?
There's no alternate CD and on regular raring CD there is no option to mount the existing encrypted partitions!
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How to encrypt full disk after installing Ubuntu 12.10?
I found that we can encrypt full disk with old version of Ubuntu. I want to do the same with Ubuntu 12.10 but I don't understand the scripts that run when starting with initramfs. So anyone is ever ...
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How to remove drive encryption?
I have a new Win8 laptop that has an encrypted SSD. I can't install Ubuntu until I remove the encryption. Can I do this without involving the manufacturer and voiding my warranty?
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Use encrypted Home between two Ubuntu
I have an encrypted "/home" partition separated from "/" partition using ubuntu12.04.
Now I want to install ubuntu13.04.Can I share that "/home" partition as ubuntu13.04's "/home" and use it for these ...
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Password protecting a folder on 12.04 and make it in accessible in Windows
I have a need to password protect folders on my portable hard disk drive without moving the content anywhere and make the folder inaccessible in any version of windows. Please assist me with this. ...
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Can't access encrypted home from other Ubuntu release from 13.04b2 [closed]
I installed Raring Ringtail, 13.04 beta 2, clean on an AMD X2 64-bit system. I have a parallel installation of 12.10 and another one of 12.04 on other partitions. All $HOME dirs are encrypted. From ...
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How can I use clonezilla to encrypt a ubuntu system after install?
I have used clonezilla before to make a backup of a ubuntu partition, I was able to "clone" that backup over any fresh install of ubuntu to restore my system, can I use this method to make my system ...
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How can I preform a full disk encryption and be able to decrypt via ssh after install?
So I already installed Ubuntu on a Netbook I have, I have the system set up as a wifi router and I was planning on setting up other services as well. I did not set up disk encryption during install ...
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Problem connecting encrypted Buffalo external 500GB hard disk in Ubuntu 12.04LTS
I am having problems connecting my Buffalo external 500GB hard disk in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The HDD is password protected and when I connect it on my PC, it just shows up the CD icon on the launcher. It ...
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How do I delete the backup Home Folder that was created after I encrypted my Home Folder?
I'm having a problem here. I just encrypted my home holder successfully and all the different tutorials that I read say that the final step is to delete the backup home folder that was created:
It ...
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How do you encrypt the entire Ubuntu Partition in a Dual Boot System?
I am planning to make my laptop have Windows 7, and Ubuntu. I plan to set up the partitions like so:
/dev/sda1 = windows <p>
/dev/sda2 = ubuntu boot (doesnt have to be encrypted) <p>
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How to get the grub boot menu in a encrypted single-boot ubuntu system?
Some time ago I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 from the alternate CD, and choose the option of full-disk encryption. Now I tried to install the proprietary FGLRX driver, but the system lost power halfway in ...
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incorrect passphrase when trying to unlock volume via VNC (12.04)
After installing 12.04 and setting up an encrypted RAID everything worked fine:
- the volume was mounted automatically on startup
- I could unlock it using the passphrase I chose during setup
Today I ...
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Is the lock screen secure enough to prevent “Mallory” from accessing the encrypted drive?
I use truecrypt to encrypt one of my drives and I would want to leave the computer running processes that use information of that drive while I'm not home, I've tried suspending it but everything ...
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Error: The stream is encrypted and decryption is not supported [duplicate]
I tried to play video file using movie player, the file name is xxxx.mp4.wmv and then the error in title occurred. I also tried deleting .wmv extension, but it did now make any difference. I hope ...
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Mount on filesystem of type eCryptfs explicitly disallowed due to known incompatibilities
I get this error when I'm trying to do sudo mount -t ecryptfs folder1 folder2 in my home folder (encrypted by ubuntu)
I tried the same command but folders at /tmp, it worked as expected.
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