After entering the correct passphrase at the command ecryptfs-mount-private
, I am getting this error:
torben@torben-nettop:~$ sudo ecryptfs-recover-private
INFO: Searching for encrypted private directories (this might take a while)...
INFO: Found [/media/0f417b42-11a0-4539-9cae-e11ce3b289c3/home/.ecryptfs/
torben/.Private].
Try to recover this directory? [Y/n]: y
INFO: Enter your LOGIN passphrase...
Passphrase:
Error: Unwrapping passphrase and inserting into the user session keyring
failed [-5]
Info: Check the system log for more information from libecryptfs
torben@torben-nettop:~$
Syslog has this information:
ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring:
Incorrect wrapping key for file [/home/torben/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase]
ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring: Error attempting to unwrap
passphrase from file [/home/torben/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase]; rc = [-5]
--> Given that I am absolutely sure that I am entering the correct passphrase, what can I do to fix this problem so that I can read the encrypted home folder?
Some background:
- I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 on a new drive and I want to copy my home folder from the old drive, which is encrypted (I have the passphrase).
- With the help of Marco Ceppi in the chat, I followed these precise steps yesterday and successfully gained access to the encrypted home folder. This proves that my passphrase does indeed work.
- I then started the machine on copying from the old encrypted home folder to the new unencrypted home folder and went to bed. When I returned to the computer, I saw that it had suspended itself :( and had not finished copying the folder.
- I rebooted the computer, and removed the temporary /recovery folders, then followed the exact same steps again, but this is when I encountered the error given above. I tried this several times; always the same result. I am absolutely sure that I am typing the passphrase correct.