[solved] how to easy encrypt HOME\USER folder?

Hi Amigos!
Can somone give me easy step by step guide how to easy encrypt home directory in Linux Arch please?
I spent all day to try encrypt home directory (how I did it before in Debian) I used encyptfs-migrate-home -u [myusername] but after all encyption finished I'm unable to login to KDE to complete encyptfs-unwrap-passphrase script. I got error when KDE runing from xserver: call to lnusertemp failed (temporary directories full?)
Realy approciate your help.
Sławek
Last edited by infoslaw (2013-08-09 20:17:44)

mellowmaroon wrote:
Here are some links to Arch Linux's great documentation:
dm-crypt with LUKS
Disk Encryption
I found those two to be immensely helpful in learning about encryption on Arch Linux.
Although it looks like you might actually want this (ECryptfs ArchWiki). I use the dm-crypt/LUKS method, but the ArchWiki for ECryptfs looks like it has a good amount of info.
Just as a heads up, be sure to search the ArchWiki thoroughly and look up what you're trying to do in general (encryption) first when you're trying to solve a problem. The ArchWiki is very detailed and helpful.
Thank you! Can I encrypt by use dm-crypt/LUKS method whole particion in few steps? Do you know does posible to clone hdd after full encryption?
Regards,
Sławek

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