How do I open Access-Your-Private-Data.desktop?
Help how do I open this. the README file says
THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA.
From the graphical desktop, click on:
"Access Your Private Data"
or
From the command line, run:
ecryptfs-mount-private
How do I run this so that I can get my data?
ecryptfs password-recovery data-loss
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
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asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
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Help how do I open this. the README file says
THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA.
From the graphical desktop, click on:
"Access Your Private Data"
or
From the command line, run:
ecryptfs-mount-private
How do I run this so that I can get my data?
ecryptfs password-recovery data-loss
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
add a comment |
Help how do I open this. the README file says
THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA.
From the graphical desktop, click on:
"Access Your Private Data"
or
From the command line, run:
ecryptfs-mount-private
How do I run this so that I can get my data?
ecryptfs password-recovery data-loss
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
Help how do I open this. the README file says
THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA.
From the graphical desktop, click on:
"Access Your Private Data"
or
From the command line, run:
ecryptfs-mount-private
How do I run this so that I can get my data?
ecryptfs password-recovery data-loss
ecryptfs password-recovery data-loss
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
edited Jan 5 '12 at 21:27
Jjed
10.7k75989
10.7k75989
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
asked Oct 24 '11 at 23:39
Rebecca HRebecca H
61113
61113
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You are trying to access data from an encrypted directory. To do this, log in as the user owning the data in question (eg sally for /home/sally). If the home directory itself is encrypted, logging in will automatically decrypt the data. If it is a Private directory, there should be a launcher in that folder to click (which may again prompt you for the user password).
If the "Access Your Private Data" launcher fails for some reason, use this command and follow instructions:
ecryptfs-mount-private
If, for some reason, you have the data in question independent of the system it was used in, you will need the private key that Ubuntu's encryption wizard asked you to save on installation.
If you have neither the password for user with that encrypted directory, nor the private key, I'm afraid there is no way to recover the data.
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
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What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executedecryptfs-mount-privatebut no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.
– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
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Try logging into as the "USER" whose directory you are trying to access. I faced similar problem when accessing information of that of "user" logging in as a "root" user.
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
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You are trying to access data from an encrypted directory. To do this, log in as the user owning the data in question (eg sally for /home/sally). If the home directory itself is encrypted, logging in will automatically decrypt the data. If it is a Private directory, there should be a launcher in that folder to click (which may again prompt you for the user password).
If the "Access Your Private Data" launcher fails for some reason, use this command and follow instructions:
ecryptfs-mount-private
If, for some reason, you have the data in question independent of the system it was used in, you will need the private key that Ubuntu's encryption wizard asked you to save on installation.
If you have neither the password for user with that encrypted directory, nor the private key, I'm afraid there is no way to recover the data.
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
10.7k75989
2
What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executedecryptfs-mount-privatebut no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.
– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
add a comment |
You are trying to access data from an encrypted directory. To do this, log in as the user owning the data in question (eg sally for /home/sally). If the home directory itself is encrypted, logging in will automatically decrypt the data. If it is a Private directory, there should be a launcher in that folder to click (which may again prompt you for the user password).
If the "Access Your Private Data" launcher fails for some reason, use this command and follow instructions:
ecryptfs-mount-private
If, for some reason, you have the data in question independent of the system it was used in, you will need the private key that Ubuntu's encryption wizard asked you to save on installation.
If you have neither the password for user with that encrypted directory, nor the private key, I'm afraid there is no way to recover the data.
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
10.7k75989
2
What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executedecryptfs-mount-privatebut no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.
– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
add a comment |
You are trying to access data from an encrypted directory. To do this, log in as the user owning the data in question (eg sally for /home/sally). If the home directory itself is encrypted, logging in will automatically decrypt the data. If it is a Private directory, there should be a launcher in that folder to click (which may again prompt you for the user password).
If the "Access Your Private Data" launcher fails for some reason, use this command and follow instructions:
ecryptfs-mount-private
If, for some reason, you have the data in question independent of the system it was used in, you will need the private key that Ubuntu's encryption wizard asked you to save on installation.
If you have neither the password for user with that encrypted directory, nor the private key, I'm afraid there is no way to recover the data.
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
10.7k75989
You are trying to access data from an encrypted directory. To do this, log in as the user owning the data in question (eg sally for /home/sally). If the home directory itself is encrypted, logging in will automatically decrypt the data. If it is a Private directory, there should be a launcher in that folder to click (which may again prompt you for the user password).
If the "Access Your Private Data" launcher fails for some reason, use this command and follow instructions:
ecryptfs-mount-private
If, for some reason, you have the data in question independent of the system it was used in, you will need the private key that Ubuntu's encryption wizard asked you to save on installation.
If you have neither the password for user with that encrypted directory, nor the private key, I'm afraid there is no way to recover the data.
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
10.7k75989
answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
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answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
JjedJjed
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answered Oct 25 '11 at 0:32
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What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executedecryptfs-mount-privatebut no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.
– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
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2
What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executedecryptfs-mount-privatebut no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.
– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
2
2
What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
What if the owner of the home directory does not exist? I installed over the previous installation with a different user name leaving only the old home directory.
– zorkerz
Feb 8 '13 at 23:44
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
seems to require root's password and not the users?
– Neil McGuigan
Nov 26 '13 at 22:07
Does it need reboot? I executed
ecryptfs-mount-private but no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
Does it need reboot? I executed
ecryptfs-mount-private but no difference. It came back to normal operation after reboot! I don't know which one caused this.– SuB
Sep 1 '14 at 14:36
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
@Jjed : My situation is different. Please be kind enough to go through this: askubuntu.com/questions/681019/…
– kiran bbnl
Oct 7 '15 at 19:18
add a comment |
Try logging into as the "USER" whose directory you are trying to access. I faced similar problem when accessing information of that of "user" logging in as a "root" user.
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
1
add a comment |
Try logging into as the "USER" whose directory you are trying to access. I faced similar problem when accessing information of that of "user" logging in as a "root" user.
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
1
add a comment |
Try logging into as the "USER" whose directory you are trying to access. I faced similar problem when accessing information of that of "user" logging in as a "root" user.
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
1
Try logging into as the "USER" whose directory you are trying to access. I faced similar problem when accessing information of that of "user" logging in as a "root" user.
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
1
answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
AdityaAditya
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answered May 19 '14 at 5:59
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