Tuesday, January 9, 2018

home directory - can't log in after password change (ecryptfs)

I am on Ubuntu 12.10 with one user using encrypted home.


A while back I have changed by user password and then forgot it.


I then made a backup of my files using Dustin's help to an external drive. I was about to delete my system and do a fresh install when I realized that there is a recovery option in which I can reset my user password.
Using How do I reset a lost administrative password? I have set a new password for my user.


After rebooting I can log-in in Unity using my new password but I am thrown back to the Unity screen immediately. (No message about false password)


Using the terminal I can log in using the new user-password.


How can I re-enable my machine to decrypt my ecrypfs encrypted home with the unwrapped passphrase I know?

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