Fwd: [Bug 365796] Re: Prompt to record encryption passphrase produces no response in Xubuntu 9.04

[Jim Campbell]

Hi All,

I wanted to alert the group to this - please see the bug report below.
 It looks like this will require some testing in 9.10 to make sure
that users who attempt to encrypt their home partitions on Xubuntu get
things set up correctly.

Jim


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Subject: [Bug 365796] Re: Prompt to record encryption passphrase
produces no response in Xubuntu 9.04
To: jwcampbell at gmail.com


Confirmed.  I have reproduced the problem.  Looking at the code, there
is no reference to gnome-terminal.  The "Run" action just calls "sh
....".  Looks to me like sh needs a handler in XFCE?

In any case, the text in the dialog tells the user *exactly* what they
need to do, if they want to run this by hand (run ecryptfs-unwrap-
passphrase).

:-Dustin


** Changed in: ecryptfs
      Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu)
      Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: ecryptfs
  Importance: High => Wishlist

** Changed in: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu)
  Importance: High => Low

** Changed in: ecryptfs
  Importance: Wishlist => Low

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Prompt to record encryption passphrase produces no response in Xubuntu 9.04
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365796
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Status in eCryptfs - Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem: Confirmed
Status in “ecryptfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed

Bug description:
This bug report is similar to LP bug #359997, but I don't believe it
to be duplicate. I performed a clean installation of Xubuntu 9.04
alternate, and chose to encrypt my home directory.

Upon completing the installation, I was presented with the lightbulb
icon in my panel, indicating that information was available.  I
clicked the icon, read the instructions, and then selected, "Run this
action now." However, nothing happened after clicking on the button. A
terminal window did not open, and I was not presented with an error.
Perhaps the "run this action now" button is calling gnome-terminal or
something that is not installed on Xubuntu, but this should examined.

Fortunately, I was able to research the issue, and I found the
aforementioned bug report. Entering, "ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase
~/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase" gave me the necessary prompt, and I
was able to get my autogenerated strong passphrase.