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I decided to reinstall ubuntu because of many problems that I can't fix. I have a home partition that is encrypted. If I reinstall ubuntu can I access to /home and how to do it. I don't know the partition has been encrypted or the home directory but it was during installation that ubuntu asks to encrypte it.

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  • You can tell the installer by using manual partitioning ("Something else" option) that it should use the /home partition for the installing system, but not format it. That way it will automatically set up fstab etc. to automount the partition at boot time. This is the case for unencrypted partitions! I have no idea how it handles the encryption!
    – Byte Commander ♦
    Commented Nov 18, 2015 at 10:38
  • Before you reinstall, you must record (write down, copy to USB key) the keys so the new system can mount and decrypt the partition. See file:///usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html#protectkey on your system
    – waltinator
    Commented Nov 19, 2015 at 2:11
  • @waltinator thanks for reply but can you andwer with complete guidance.
    – CatCoder
    Commented Nov 19, 2015 at 4:59
  • @Vesal75 No. It's up to you to read and learn. No one can provide step-by-step instructions that will 100% replace understanding.
    – waltinator
    Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 4:52

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