I can't reproduce this upstream, so this problem has been fixed at some point. It has been a long time since ecryptfs-utils-38.
Here's what happened when I gave an incorrect path: --- # mount -t ecryptfs lower upper Select key type to use for newly created files: 1) passphrase 2) openssl Selection: 2 PEM key file [/root/.ecryptfs/pki/openssl/key.pem]: /root/.ecryptfs-BAD/pki/openssl/key.pem Method of providing the passphrase: 1) openssl_passwd: Enter on Console 2) openssl_passwd_file: File Containing Passphrase 3) openssl_passwd_fd: File Descriptor for File Containing Passphrase Selection [openssl_passwd]: 1 Passphrase: Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-5] Input/output error Check your system logs for details on why this happened. Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or submit a bug report on https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs --- and this was logged: --- Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Unable to read filename [/root/.ecryptfs-BAD/pki/openssl/key.pem] Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Error attempting to read RSA key from file; rc = [-5] Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Call into key module's get_key_sig failed; rc = [-5] Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Error initializing key from module; rc = [-5] Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Error attempting to add key to keyring for key module [openssl]; rc = [-5] Oct 14 23:53:19 fedora-virt mount.ecryptfs: Error processing OpenSSL key; rc = [-5] --- Good, a bad path throws an error, as expected. What about a good path, that's not the default? --- # mount -t ecryptfs lower upper Select key type to use for newly created files: 1) passphrase 2) openssl Selection: 2 PEM key file [/root/.ecryptfs/pki/openssl/key.pem]: /root/ecryptfs-pki/openssl/key.pem Method of providing the passphrase: 1) openssl_passwd: Enter on Console 2) openssl_passwd_file: File Containing Passphrase 3) openssl_passwd_fd: File Descriptor for File Containing Passphrase Selection [openssl_passwd]: 1 Passphrase: ... <Mount goes on to succeed> --- ** Changed in: ecryptfs Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- cannot change PEM key file path when mounting a directory with ecryptfs vfstype https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434576 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
