** Description changed:
Binary package hint: nautilus
Intrepid will include support for encrypted private directories - that
is, each user will have an encrypted directory that is mounted to
~/Private at login using ecryptfs.
More extensive details are here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EncryptedPrivateDirectory
There is an effort to write a UI for controlling the (un)mounting of
~/Private here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/257901
Presently the ~/Private directory suffers from several usability issues in
Nautilus:
1) The ~/Private directory appears to be like any other directory (with
the normal directory icon), however because it is actually a mount
point, files that are drag-dropped into it are copied rather than moved
as they would be with a normal directory. This could lead to people
thinking that their data have been moved to a secure directory whilst
there's still an unencrypted copy sitting in the original location.
Perhaps the ~/Private directory could have a special icon in Nautilus to
at least make it look less like the other directories. Ideally a drag-
drop to this directory would default to a move operation.
2) The ~/Private directory gets listed alongside the other mount points
in the Places panel in Nautilus. This means that it also gets an "eject"
icon , but clicking the eject icon results in an error (unable to
unmount because it's not in fstab, and you're not root).
3) Similarly it gets an "Unmount" option in the context menu, which
produces the same error.
4) If a Nautilus window is open pointing at the content of ~/Private, it
is updated as soon as the directory is mounted. It does not
automatically refresh when the directory is unmounted, however, which
could lead to confusion as to whether or not the directory is mounted.
This bug is a request for enhancement to integrate ecryptfs mounted ~/Private
directories into Nautilus in a more seamless manner. It is likely that Nautilus
will need to have special-case code, either specifically for the ~/Private
directory in Intrepid, or more generally for any ecryptfs mounted directories.
+
+ Intrepid SRU TEST CASE:
+ - Set up ecryptfs ~/Private, as on
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedPrivateDirectory
+ - with intrepid final glib, your home folder gets both a "Private" folder
and mount icon. The mount icon is fairly useless, it cannot be used for
unmounting, is redundant, and it exposes an implementation detail.
+ - with this update, you just see the "Private" folder.
** Changed in: glib2.0 (Ubuntu Jaunty)
Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
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Suggestion: support for ecryptfs in Nautilus
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259799
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