[Tfug] A question on encrypted home directories...

[johngalt1]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim March" <1.jim.march at gmail.com>
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:21 AM
Subject: [Tfug] A question on encrypted home directories...


> Folks,
>
> I've rebuilt my system as 32bit using Linux Mint - had an 
> app I had to
> run that doesn't work in 64bit (long story).
>
> To improve performance I avoided whole disk encryption and 
> gone with
> an encrypted /home.
>
> Here's my question, and it's possibly a stupid one: in 
> Ubuntu it's
> laughably easy to reset one's user password.  Right?  All 
> you do is go
> into recovery mode, reset the password.
>
> Can I safely assume that will have no effect on the key to 
> the
> /home/jim directory?!?
>
> I mean, it SHOULD work that way, right?
>
> Jim


I don't know the answer. But if the scenario presented is 
how it works, why encrypt the directory?

All one needs is physical access to the box, root pass or 
your pass to see the files... Correct?