Thanks, fccoelho! Improved solution which asks your passphrase until sucessfull mount:
== 2.a) mount by device file: == DEVICE=/dev/sda6 while [ ! -e /dev/mapper/cryptohome ]; do zenity --entry --hide-text --text="Enter your passphrase:" | cryptsetup luksOpen $DEVICE cryptohome done mount /dev/mapper/cryptohome /home == 2.b) mount by UUID: == UUID=36f9e0ca-4da0-479d-be24-a45c7f7d106d while [ ! -e /dev/mapper/cryptohome ]; do zenity --entry --hide-text --text="Enter your passphrase:" | cryptsetup luksOpen `readlink -f /dev/disk/by-uuid/$UUID` cryptohome done mount /dev/mapper/cryptohome /home -- passphrase for encrypted home partition not being read https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484272 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs