Hi, I thought the case was clear but I'll add a detailed description of the issue
=== Description === If I install Ubuntu enabling disk encryption I expect that, KNOWING THE PASSPHRASE and in case of emergency, with a live system I'll be able to access my files. Via Nautilus I should be able to see the computer disk and be able to open it, entering my passphrase, and then access my files. === Environment === Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Installed on my pc and on a usb flash drive to have a live system === Steps to reproduce === --- My computer --- I have my Ubuntu installation, I installed 24.04 when it was released, and I enabled disk encryption in installation wizard. So every time I turn on my computer I have to enter the passphrase to unlock the disk and boot my system. --- The "rescue" with a live system --- Let's imagine I'm in a bad situation such as a messed up system, I tried to boot my system with a live system from usb to open my drive, copy my files away and reinstall the system. From the live system I'm able to see my volume so I decide to click on it --- What happened --- I'm asked to enter my password (as I reported in a blog post here https://www.marcosbox.com/2025/02/01/ubuntu-e-una-cifratura-troppo-efficace/ ) but I'm not able to enter via nautilus into the drive on my computer. --- What I expect to happen --- I expect that, after asking the passphrase, the live system is able to open an encrypted drive since the live system and the installed one are the same system at the same major version. === Other attempts and spare notes === In the blog post I tired different live distros to access my drive, the only one that succeeded at the date of the post was Fedora 41 with KDE. And I also simulated a couple of other tests with VirtualBox: can a Live distro open a volume encrypted by the same distro? I installed the system PopOS 24.04 with encrypted installation, PopOS live can open it's own drive after asking the password, same for Linux Mint 22.3. Actually I didn't perform tests with newer distros, I'll try to do it in the next days and let you know. System to "rescue" will still be my Ubuntu 24.04 installation. === Conclusion === I won't doubt that Nautilus is able to handle encryption but in this case Nautilus is having issues in opening a disk encrypted by the same distro. I don't know if the issue is on Nautilus or in the encryption algorythm, I just need that the same distro on my usb drive can both install a system encrypted for security policies and be able to run a live system that let me rescue my data, knowing the passphrase of course. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2097166 Title: nautilus cannot open encrypted disks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/2097166/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
