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    ~/Private in encrypted home

    I have an encrypted $HOME directory, but I would like to have the same ~/Private capabilities I had in 8.10, preferably with a different algorithm than AES, like Serpent.

    I understand I can modify the algorithm by modifying the ecryptfs-setup-private script, but I'm concerned about clobbering files in ~/.ecryptfs and with if pam_ecryptfs will mount both $HOME and ~/Private.

    I would prefer if replies stayed pertinent to this help request and how to implement it, and were not about questioning my motivation for doing this.

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    Re: ~/Private in encrypted home

    You should back up your files, on a separate encrypted file system if you wish (do not save the encrypted file), make a new crypt ( $HOME ) and then transfer the files back.
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    Re: ~/Private in encrypted home

    Quote Originally Posted by bodhi.zazen View Post
    You should back up your files, on a separate encrypted file system if you wish (do not save the encrypted file), make a new crypt ( $HOME ) and then transfer the files back.
    I don't want to change the $HOME I currently have, I just want another encrypted ~/Private directory inside it, for the things I want "more" secure than the rest of my $HOME.

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