Public bug reported: When logged into a Ubuntu 12.04.2 server through x2go, I attempted to use the gnome-disk-utility (palimpsest from gnome-disk-utility 3.0.2-2ubuntu7) to unlock a luks encrypted filesystem on a removable device. I got the error "Incorrect Passphrase. Try again" even though I was using the correct passphrase (which I could use with "cryptsetup luksOpen" as root).
I believe the real reason I couldn't unlock the device with gnome- diskutility was that the default policykit org.freedesktop.udisks.policy only allows luks-unlock for "active" users. The policy is reasonable, but gnome-disk-utility should distinguish unlock failures because of insufficient permissions from "incorrect password". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.0.2-2ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37~precise1-generic 3.8.13 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jul 1 23:02:56 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug policykit precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1196793 Title: misleading "incorrect password" error when lacking permissions to unlock luks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1196793/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs