zuluCrypt hangs when creating a luks container with a key

Question

When I create a luks container using zulucrypt, it hangs at the point of creating the file system. I have installed zulucrypt and cryptsetup.

I select 'create encrypted container in a file' or 'create encrypted container in a hard drive'

I create the container.

I then choose a key (passphrase), a luks volume type and aes.xts-plain64.512.sha512, ext4 filesystem using /dev/urandom.

I click create.

The HDD flickers for a moment then the no further progress is made.

I played around with creating a luks container via the cryptsetup command line (after some googling) and that all works. At this stage I make the following further observations.

1. On the cli, at the point of creating the filesystem I have to manually type YES (in capitals). Is zulucrypt hanging at this stage ?

2. I can mount and unmount my containers via the cryptsetup cli, but cannot mount my cli generated containers using zulucrypt, I receive a message about the key not being present.

I appreciate this post will probably need more detail, and I am happy to provide it as needed. (I wanted to keep it brief in the first instance).

Answer 1

Developer of zuluCrypt here.

The version of zuluCrypt you are using is too old. Update to the latest version(5.0.1) and try again. The problem you are experiencing was fixed in version 4.7.8[1](look at the first entry of the changelog)

[1] https://github.com/mhogomchungu/zuluCrypt/releases/tag/4.7.8

Answer 2

I deleted ~/.zuluCrypt and ~/.zuluCrypt-socket, following the advice of the programs author mhogomchungu.

rm -rf ~/.zuluCrypt

rm -rf ~/.zuluCrypt-socket

Zulucrypt now does work for me and I can create, mount and use Luks encrypted containers.

I have answered my own question but all credit goes to the programs author. Thanks.