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ffixcollector
July 22nd, 2010, 02:08 AM
I have encrypted my home directory during a fresh install, after I booted up for the first time is asked me to write down my /home passkey paraphrase for emergency recovery. I chose to do it later. Now I cant find the command to recover the passkey. Does anyone know how to do this?

quixote
July 23rd, 2010, 05:40 AM
If you don't have a lot in that /home directory yet, how about just making yourself a new home directory (and this time writing down the passkey :D), and then, as sudo, deleting the old home directory?

I realize that's a workaround, not a solution, but it might be the simplest way.

lechien73
July 23rd, 2010, 11:25 AM
I think the command you're looking for is:


ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase

Then you put in your user password at the prompt.

ffixcollector
July 27th, 2010, 11:33 AM
Thats It! Thank you that is the command I was looking for.