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Author: Martin Steigerwald
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] removed encrypted file system? was date of publication of beowulf
Hendrik Boom - 13.07.19, 01:01:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 01:33:22PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:00:35 -0400
> >
> > Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
> > > Debian actually removed one of the encrypted file systems because
> > > it turns out to be incompatible with systemd.
> >
> > Are you absolutely positive this is true? I was unable to find such
> > a thing with a 10 minute web search. Could you please tell us the
> > name of the encrypted filesystem and a URL describing the removal?
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=765854
>
> Debian Bug report logs - #765854
> ecryptfs-utils: Private directory not automatically unmounted anymore
> on logout
>
> It seems there's poor interaction between ecryptfs-utils and user
> logout. Specifically, that the encrypted volume remains mounted.
> There's a long discussion how to tweak it and systemd to make it work,
> and it looks like they eventually just gave up.
>
> Maybe someone else can understand th problem in more detail than I
> can.
>
> The remocal is mentioned in section 5.1.9. Noteworthy obsolete
> packages,
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-informa
> tion.en.html#noteworthy-obsolete-packages


Whoa, I am using ecryptfs.

I still have ecryptfs-utils, but that is due to using Debian Unstable
aka Sid.

Not digging deeper into this at the moment, just telling: That with
sysvinit the ecryptfs directory gets unmounted *just fine* :)

So I believe Beowulf could just ship ecryptfs-utils, no matter whether
it is shipped for Debian Buster or not.

Thanks,
--
Martin