Unable to unlock Plasma Vault in Kubuntu 18.04
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I tried to access the vault folder through the file manager when the vault is locked (simulating someone trying to pry inside my vault unauthorized). After this my Vault does not get unlocked at all when i unlock it with password from the system tray.
Worse still is I cant access the content I had in the vault folder which are important. Did the vault go into some lockdown mode or something? Someone help me with this. Thanks.
Note: Recently I decided to try the KDE Plasma DE through Kubuntu 18.04 for the first time, so I am new to KDE Plasma DE.
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I tried to access the vault folder through the file manager when the vault is locked (simulating someone trying to pry inside my vault unauthorized). After this my Vault does not get unlocked at all when i unlock it with password from the system tray.
Worse still is I cant access the content I had in the vault folder which are important. Did the vault go into some lockdown mode or something? Someone help me with this. Thanks.
Note: Recently I decided to try the KDE Plasma DE through Kubuntu 18.04 for the first time, so I am new to KDE Plasma DE.
kubuntu 18.04 kde plasma
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
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i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31
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I tried to access the vault folder through the file manager when the vault is locked (simulating someone trying to pry inside my vault unauthorized). After this my Vault does not get unlocked at all when i unlock it with password from the system tray.
Worse still is I cant access the content I had in the vault folder which are important. Did the vault go into some lockdown mode or something? Someone help me with this. Thanks.
Note: Recently I decided to try the KDE Plasma DE through Kubuntu 18.04 for the first time, so I am new to KDE Plasma DE.
kubuntu 18.04 kde plasma
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
I tried to access the vault folder through the file manager when the vault is locked (simulating someone trying to pry inside my vault unauthorized). After this my Vault does not get unlocked at all when i unlock it with password from the system tray.
Worse still is I cant access the content I had in the vault folder which are important. Did the vault go into some lockdown mode or something? Someone help me with this. Thanks.
Note: Recently I decided to try the KDE Plasma DE through Kubuntu 18.04 for the first time, so I am new to KDE Plasma DE.
kubuntu 18.04 kde plasma
kubuntu 18.04 kde plasma
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
asked Jun 25 at 8:08
newforubuntulinux
1351315
1351315
i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31
add a comment |
i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31
i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31
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Plasma Vault uses by default CryFS. You can access CryFS directories via the command line as described here.
The error message you received when mounting via the command line:
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
indicates that the mountpoint is not empty ;-).
Probably the file was created by dolphin and can safely be deleted. Delete the file and try again.
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
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TL;DR: just remove extraneous files from your vault directory inside the ~/Vaults
I had the same problem.
My Dolphin options had "Show hidden files" enabled, so when I browsed the Vault directory with it, it created a file called ".directory" and contains some property flags.
This made the Vault dir "non-empty". Thus, when you try to remount it using Vaults, they give up - without showing you ANY info (when, in fact mounting the dir with cryfs, it gives the following error "fuse: mountpoint is not empty").
BTW, everyone online says that your .enc files are in ~/.vaults/, but that is not true for my Kubuntu 18.10. The location of .enc files are in ~/.local/share/plasma-vault/
I'm filing a bug with KDE and I will ask them to implement Vaults to show some sort of warning or message about unsuccessful mounting of the vault. Bug report here, please join me.
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
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2 Answers
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oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Plasma Vault uses by default CryFS. You can access CryFS directories via the command line as described here.
The error message you received when mounting via the command line:
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
indicates that the mountpoint is not empty ;-).
Probably the file was created by dolphin and can safely be deleted. Delete the file and try again.
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Plasma Vault uses by default CryFS. You can access CryFS directories via the command line as described here.
The error message you received when mounting via the command line:
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
indicates that the mountpoint is not empty ;-).
Probably the file was created by dolphin and can safely be deleted. Delete the file and try again.
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Plasma Vault uses by default CryFS. You can access CryFS directories via the command line as described here.
The error message you received when mounting via the command line:
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
indicates that the mountpoint is not empty ;-).
Probably the file was created by dolphin and can safely be deleted. Delete the file and try again.
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
Plasma Vault uses by default CryFS. You can access CryFS directories via the command line as described here.
The error message you received when mounting via the command line:
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
indicates that the mountpoint is not empty ;-).
Probably the file was created by dolphin and can safely be deleted. Delete the file and try again.
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
answered Jun 25 at 15:34
Bruni
4,92242453
4,92242453
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add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
TL;DR: just remove extraneous files from your vault directory inside the ~/Vaults
I had the same problem.
My Dolphin options had "Show hidden files" enabled, so when I browsed the Vault directory with it, it created a file called ".directory" and contains some property flags.
This made the Vault dir "non-empty". Thus, when you try to remount it using Vaults, they give up - without showing you ANY info (when, in fact mounting the dir with cryfs, it gives the following error "fuse: mountpoint is not empty").
BTW, everyone online says that your .enc files are in ~/.vaults/, but that is not true for my Kubuntu 18.10. The location of .enc files are in ~/.local/share/plasma-vault/
I'm filing a bug with KDE and I will ask them to implement Vaults to show some sort of warning or message about unsuccessful mounting of the vault. Bug report here, please join me.
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
TL;DR: just remove extraneous files from your vault directory inside the ~/Vaults
I had the same problem.
My Dolphin options had "Show hidden files" enabled, so when I browsed the Vault directory with it, it created a file called ".directory" and contains some property flags.
This made the Vault dir "non-empty". Thus, when you try to remount it using Vaults, they give up - without showing you ANY info (when, in fact mounting the dir with cryfs, it gives the following error "fuse: mountpoint is not empty").
BTW, everyone online says that your .enc files are in ~/.vaults/, but that is not true for my Kubuntu 18.10. The location of .enc files are in ~/.local/share/plasma-vault/
I'm filing a bug with KDE and I will ask them to implement Vaults to show some sort of warning or message about unsuccessful mounting of the vault. Bug report here, please join me.
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
TL;DR: just remove extraneous files from your vault directory inside the ~/Vaults
I had the same problem.
My Dolphin options had "Show hidden files" enabled, so when I browsed the Vault directory with it, it created a file called ".directory" and contains some property flags.
This made the Vault dir "non-empty". Thus, when you try to remount it using Vaults, they give up - without showing you ANY info (when, in fact mounting the dir with cryfs, it gives the following error "fuse: mountpoint is not empty").
BTW, everyone online says that your .enc files are in ~/.vaults/, but that is not true for my Kubuntu 18.10. The location of .enc files are in ~/.local/share/plasma-vault/
I'm filing a bug with KDE and I will ask them to implement Vaults to show some sort of warning or message about unsuccessful mounting of the vault. Bug report here, please join me.
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
TL;DR: just remove extraneous files from your vault directory inside the ~/Vaults
I had the same problem.
My Dolphin options had "Show hidden files" enabled, so when I browsed the Vault directory with it, it created a file called ".directory" and contains some property flags.
This made the Vault dir "non-empty". Thus, when you try to remount it using Vaults, they give up - without showing you ANY info (when, in fact mounting the dir with cryfs, it gives the following error "fuse: mountpoint is not empty").
BTW, everyone online says that your .enc files are in ~/.vaults/, but that is not true for my Kubuntu 18.10. The location of .enc files are in ~/.local/share/plasma-vault/
I'm filing a bug with KDE and I will ask them to implement Vaults to show some sort of warning or message about unsuccessful mounting of the vault. Bug report here, please join me.
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
answered Nov 25 at 22:17
DrAcid
112
112
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i used the default, i suppose yes CryFS. will try right away and respond with the error messages. thanks for the response mate.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:14
cryfs Vaults /home/username/Vaults/Test CryFS Version 0.9.9 Password: Loading config file (this can take some time)...done Mounting filesystem. To unmount, call: $ fusermount -u "/home/username/Vaults/Test" fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:38
/home/username/Vaults/Test empty? - It has files inside it.
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 14:56
@Bruni : Mate, I created the vaults using the taskbar GUI. The i mounted it using the GUI and then put files inside the vault folder. Then unmounted it. The again when i mounted it using Taskbar GUI it opened. But trouble started when I opened the vault folder by just double clicking in dolphin (just like someone trying to view my secret files without my password would). After that the vault folder refuses to mount using the Taskbar GUI when i enter the right password
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:03
@Bruni : Yes. there was a .directory hidden file inside. once i deleted it (is it okay to delete it?), I was able to mount it. Can you compose an answer, so I can vote it as an answer mate?
– newforubuntulinux
Jun 25 at 15:31