Hi, I can confirm the bug's presence in 12.04:
$ uname -a Linux ninux 3.0.0-19-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 19 19:05:57 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux $ find $HOME/.Private/ -size 0c -exec ls '{}' \; | wc -l 4 [ 444.916666] Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region, inode 2890741 [ 444.916670] Either the lower file is not in a valid eCryptfs format, or the key could not be retrieved. Plaintext passthrough mode is not enabled; returning -EIO and $ cat $HOME/.ICEauthority cat: .ICEauthority: Input/Output error Can't login to Xfce with this user.. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509180 Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/509180/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs