how to encrypt home dir on upgrade

[ssc1478]

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Hakan Koseoglu <hakan at koseoglu.org> wrote:
> On 9 May 2010 19:18, ssc1478 <ssc1478 at aim.com> wrote:
>> Is it possible to encrypt the home dir using when upgrading to 10.04?
>>  Or is that available only when installing fresh?
>>
>> I've not found much on google.  I've been searching "LVM encryption".
> LVM encryption is for the whole volume. That would require rebuilding
> the volume.
>
> I found plenty with the "encrypted home ubuntu" search phrase.
>
> http://jacob.hoffman-andrews.com/README/index.php/2009/12/08/howto-encrypt-an-existing-home-directory-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala/
>
> http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/02/jaunty-encrypted-home-directories.html
>
> Dustin Kirkland's blog has plenty of excellent notes.
>
> This has good pointers to encrypted volumes.
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedFilesystems
>

Thanks!  These are very helpful!

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