How to recover from a ecryptfs error that locks out your logon capability, it says to activate-ecryptfs-private to decrypt the system. how do I do that?
primelgraw 0 Newbie Poster
rubberman 1,355 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso Featured Poster
It sounds like you enabled full-disc encryption when you installed the operating system (Linux). If you don't remember the password you selected when you installed it, then you will have to wipe the disc completely (including the boot sector) and re-install the system (worst-case scenario).
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