could you please check if package version 1.0.4-8ubuntu1 does work for you? there have been many many changes merged from debian, including crypted root filesystem.
I'm setting this bug to 'Fix committed'. Please check if this bug has been fixed for you and set it to either confirmed or fix released ** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- Support for encrypted root filesystem (cryptsetup) https://launchpad.net/bugs/21878 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs