I was able to solve this problem thanks to a post found at: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-450044.html
It appears that Seahorse needs to be launched as root. I recommend changing the menu launcher to use gksudo. ** Changed in: seahorse (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Committed -- [Intrepid] Unable to encrypt a folder https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297206 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to seahorse in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs