[Bug 827197] [NEW] /usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private fails with exit status 1 during install - User's home directory not encrypted

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

ubuntu server 20110816

During install, users's home directory is not encrypted despite the
option 'Encrypt Home' has been selected.

Relevant part of the installation log:
debconf: --> GET user-setup/encrypt-home
debconf: <-- 0 true
debconf: --> GET anna/retriever
debconf: <-- 0 cdrom-retriever
anna-install: Installing crypto-modules
debconf: --> CAPB backup
debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
debconf: --> GET anna/retriever
debconf: <-- 0 cdrom-retriever
user-setup: watching '/run/udev' failed
udevadm[1670]: watching '/run/udev' failed
user-setup: INFO: Setting up swap: [/dev/sda5]
user-setup: WARNING: Commented out your unencrypted swap from /etc/fstab
user-setup: INFO: Successfully setup encrypted swap!
debconf: --> GET passwd/username
debconf: <-- 0 ubuntu
debconf: --> GET passwd/user-fullname
debconf: <-- 0 ubuntu
user-setup: Adding user `ubuntu' ...
user-setup: Adding new group `ubuntu' (1000) ...
groupadd[1704]: group added to /etc/group: name=ubuntu, GID=1000
groupadd[1704]: group added to /etc/gshadow: name=ubuntu
groupadd[1704]: new group: name=ubuntu, GID=1000
user-setup: Adding new user `ubuntu' (1000) with group `ubuntu' ...
useradd[1708]: new user: name=ubuntu, UID=1000, GID=1000, home=/home/ubuntu, shell=/bin/bash
user-setup: Creating home directory `/home/ubuntu' ...
user-setup: Setting up encryption ...
user-setup: ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?
user-setup: adduser: `/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private -b -u ubuntu' returned error code 1. Exiting.

Full syslog attached

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: user-setup (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 16 10:59:10 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: user-setup
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-12 (34 days ago)

** Affects: user-setup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: user-setup (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  /usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private fails with exit status 1 during
  install - User's home directory not encrypted

Status in “user-setup” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “user-setup” source package in Oneiric:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  ubuntu server 20110816

  During install, users's home directory is not encrypted despite the
  option 'Encrypt Home' has been selected.

  Relevant part of the installation log:
  debconf: --> GET user-setup/encrypt-home
  debconf: <-- 0 true
  debconf: --> GET anna/retriever
  debconf: <-- 0 cdrom-retriever
  anna-install: Installing crypto-modules
  debconf: --> CAPB backup
  debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
  debconf: --> GET anna/retriever
  debconf: <-- 0 cdrom-retriever
  user-setup: watching '/run/udev' failed
  udevadm[1670]: watching '/run/udev' failed
  user-setup: INFO: Setting up swap: [/dev/sda5]
  user-setup: WARNING: Commented out your unencrypted swap from /etc/fstab
  user-setup: INFO: Successfully setup encrypted swap!
  debconf: --> GET passwd/username
  debconf: <-- 0 ubuntu
  debconf: --> GET passwd/user-fullname
  debconf: <-- 0 ubuntu
  user-setup: Adding user `ubuntu' ...
  user-setup: Adding new group `ubuntu' (1000) ...
  groupadd[1704]: group added to /etc/group: name=ubuntu, GID=1000
  groupadd[1704]: group added to /etc/gshadow: name=ubuntu
  groupadd[1704]: new group: name=ubuntu, GID=1000
  user-setup: Adding new user `ubuntu' (1000) with group `ubuntu' ...
  useradd[1708]: new user: name=ubuntu, UID=1000, GID=1000, home=/home/ubuntu, shell=/bin/bash
  user-setup: Creating home directory `/home/ubuntu' ...
  user-setup: Setting up encryption ...
  user-setup: ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?
  user-setup: adduser: `/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private -b -u ubuntu' returned error code 1. Exiting.

  Full syslog attached

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: user-setup (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Aug 16 10:59:10 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: user-setup
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-12 (34 days ago)

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