[Bug 529002] Re: Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region

[Adam B Butler]

Same here.  Is this (so far) only showing up in <span name=z9 id=z9
style='color:#000;background-color:yellow;'>Karmic</span> systems
running atop AMD64 kernels/hardware?

I'm starting to regret that I went for the whole "encrypt home
directory" option with this laptop's <span name=z9 id=z9
style='color:#000;background-color:yellow;'>Karmic</span> install; it's
my primary machine and over the months I've managed to fill my home
directory with a large amount of data.  (Where large is defined as "more
MB/GB than there is currently available free space on the hard disk."

Like a previous poster (above) I think I'd rather be safe than sorry and
"roll back" to an unencrypted setup, at least for now -- but from what I
can tell, there isn't really a way to "decrypt" my home directory *in
place* -- or is there?   If at all possible, I'd like to avoid the "copy
all the data out (would need to buy an external hard disk, I suppose),
then remove/uninstall ecryptfs from the home directory, and finally copy
all that data (back) to my home directory" shuffle?

Ugh.  It's disappointing how a (seemingly innocuous, simple) install-
time option could work perfectly for months and then cause (or at least
potentially threaten) concern about virtually *all* my data, documents,
etc.   Yikes!

Linux 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 04:38:19 UTC 2010
x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -dc
Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
Codename:	karmic

** Attachment added: "dmesg_ecryptfs_errs.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44727206/dmesg_ecryptfs_errs.txt

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Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/529002
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