home encryption - how does it work with different users / passwords?

Asked Dec 22 '19 at 13:34

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In Ubuntu 16.04 you have the option of encrypting the /home/$USER directory with ecryptfs just by ticking a box at install time. /home/$USER is unlocked seamlessly when you log in. The install process tells you that this key is encrypted using your $USER password

If I change my user password using "sudo passwd" will the decrypt keys be automatically re-encrypted? What if I do it from a different account like "sudo passwd $USER"?

asked Dec 22 '19 at 13:34

ezekiel

The method with encrypted home and swap is deprecated (after problems to keep things secret with that method). Instead I suggest that you use LVM with LUKS encryption. Does the following solve your problem? Install Ubuntu 19.10 with encrypted swap/home partitions, specifying manually the swap partition – sudodus Dec 22 '19 at 14:58
I ran into trouble with it on upgrades: https://askubuntu.com/a/1024754/243321 – Organic Marble Dec 22 '19 at 15:02

home encryption - how does it work with different users / passwords?

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