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[solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt home directory
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Hi.
Have just installed LL 4.2 - and I'm starting to add new users. I wish those users to have an encrypted home dir (both users is actually myself and I run backup from time to time).

The issue I face is that the Lite User Manager doesn't have an option for "encrypt home directory" for adding new users. Also, I cannot find anywhere in the man pages for useradd and adduser command, how to set encryption for the users home folder.
I had Linux Lite 3.6 installed on this computer before, and I recall that it had the ability to make the users home dirs encrypted when adding new users.

[edit]
Found this aged article for Ubuntu from 2012 - hope that still works
https://www.howtogeek.com/116032/how-to-...ng-ubuntu/

[edit 2]
Ok - that didn't work. After creating the user "geir", the command did not succeded:
Code:
gjest  ~  sudo ecryptfs-migrate-home -u geir
[sudo] password for gjest:
INFO:  Checking disk space, this may take a few moments.  Please be patient.
INFO:  Checking for open files in /home/geir
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1001/gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
INFO:  The following files are in use:

lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1001/gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
    COMMAND     PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF    NODE NAME
    dbus-daem 18434 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    xfconfd   18526 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gpg-agent 18530 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd     18554 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd-fus 18560 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    applet.py 18567 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    applet.py 18567 geir    2w   REG   0,49    11303 1322397 /home/geir/.xsession-errors
    gvfs-udis 18575 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    dconf-ser 18582 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfs-gpho 18597 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfs-afc- 18611 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfs-mtp- 18621 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    at-spi-bu 18622 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    dbus-daem 18632 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfs-goa- 18635 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd-net 18646 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd-dns 18698 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd-tra 18735 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir
    gvfsd-com 18741 geir  cwd    DIR   0,49      672 1318892 /home/geir

ERROR:  Cannot proceed.

not Ok, is important for me that I have the ability to make user profiles with encrypted home folder. Is this a distro dependent feature after all ?
I won't let an old, but fully functional computer die just because some company tell me that they won't make no more security updates to their OS. Thanks Linux Smile
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[solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt home directory - by Sprintrdriver - 12-11-2018, 08:01 PM

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