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I was following the ECryptfs Arch Linux setup instructions, and ran into this problem:

root@alarm:~# ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount 

ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?

This is on a newly created Arch Linux machine:

root@alarm:~# uname -a

Linux alarm 4.2.0-1-ARCH #1 PREEMPT Wed Sep 2 07:00:18 MDT 2015 armv5tel GNU/Linux

I subsequently tried building and installing ecryptfs-utils from source, but I get the same error.

I also tried manually creating a secret directory according to the Arch Linux ECryptfs wiki, but I get this error:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs_private secret

mount: No such device

And when I try mounting without any of the utils scripts, I get this:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs /root/.secret /root/secret

Unable to get the version number of the kernel

module. Please make sure that you have the eCryptfs

kernel module loaded, you have sysfs mounted, and

the sysfs mount point is in /etc/mtab. This is

necessary so that the mount helper knows which 

kernel options are supported.



Make sure that your system is set up to auto-load

your filesystem kernel module on mount.



Enabling passphrase-mode only for now.



Unable to find a list of options to parse, defaulting to interactive mount

Select key type to use for newly created files: 

 1) passphrase

 2) openssl

Selection: 1

Passphrase: 

Select cipher: 

 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56

 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24

 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16

Selection [aes]: 

Select key bytes: 

 1) 16

 2) 32

 3) 24

Selection [16]: 

Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-22] Invalid argument

Check your system logs for details on why this happened.

Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or

submit a bug report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

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asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

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Did you try something as simple as rebooting the system and trying that ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount command one more time?

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:31

1

yep, same error

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:37

What about running modprobe ecryptfs as explained here so the ecryptfs is loaded in the kernel? That is the core issue here. It seems that part of the setup is not handled automatically. Also, checkout the discussion on this Arch Linux forum.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:41

It says module not found. And the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs.ko doesn't exist even after building and installing from source.

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:47

Welp, there you go. Somehow you don’t have the module built or loaded.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:48

add a comment |

I was following the ECryptfs Arch Linux setup instructions, and ran into this problem:

root@alarm:~# ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount 

ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?

This is on a newly created Arch Linux machine:

root@alarm:~# uname -a

Linux alarm 4.2.0-1-ARCH #1 PREEMPT Wed Sep 2 07:00:18 MDT 2015 armv5tel GNU/Linux

I subsequently tried building and installing ecryptfs-utils from source, but I get the same error.

I also tried manually creating a secret directory according to the Arch Linux ECryptfs wiki, but I get this error:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs_private secret

mount: No such device

And when I try mounting without any of the utils scripts, I get this:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs /root/.secret /root/secret

Unable to get the version number of the kernel

module. Please make sure that you have the eCryptfs

kernel module loaded, you have sysfs mounted, and

the sysfs mount point is in /etc/mtab. This is

necessary so that the mount helper knows which 

kernel options are supported.



Make sure that your system is set up to auto-load

your filesystem kernel module on mount.



Enabling passphrase-mode only for now.



Unable to find a list of options to parse, defaulting to interactive mount

Select key type to use for newly created files: 

 1) passphrase

 2) openssl

Selection: 1

Passphrase: 

Select cipher: 

 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56

 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24

 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16

Selection [aes]: 

Select key bytes: 

 1) 16

 2) 32

 3) 24

Selection [16]: 

Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-22] Invalid argument

Check your system logs for details on why this happened.

Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or

submit a bug report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

Did you try something as simple as rebooting the system and trying that ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount command one more time?

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:31

1

yep, same error

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:37

What about running modprobe ecryptfs as explained here so the ecryptfs is loaded in the kernel? That is the core issue here. It seems that part of the setup is not handled automatically. Also, checkout the discussion on this Arch Linux forum.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:41

It says module not found. And the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs.ko doesn't exist even after building and installing from source.

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:47

Welp, there you go. Somehow you don’t have the module built or loaded.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:48

add a comment |

I was following the ECryptfs Arch Linux setup instructions, and ran into this problem:

root@alarm:~# ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount 

ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?

This is on a newly created Arch Linux machine:

root@alarm:~# uname -a

Linux alarm 4.2.0-1-ARCH #1 PREEMPT Wed Sep 2 07:00:18 MDT 2015 armv5tel GNU/Linux

I subsequently tried building and installing ecryptfs-utils from source, but I get the same error.

I also tried manually creating a secret directory according to the Arch Linux ECryptfs wiki, but I get this error:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs_private secret

mount: No such device

And when I try mounting without any of the utils scripts, I get this:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs /root/.secret /root/secret

Unable to get the version number of the kernel

module. Please make sure that you have the eCryptfs

kernel module loaded, you have sysfs mounted, and

the sysfs mount point is in /etc/mtab. This is

necessary so that the mount helper knows which 

kernel options are supported.



Make sure that your system is set up to auto-load

your filesystem kernel module on mount.



Enabling passphrase-mode only for now.



Unable to find a list of options to parse, defaulting to interactive mount

Select key type to use for newly created files: 

 1) passphrase

 2) openssl

Selection: 1

Passphrase: 

Select cipher: 

 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56

 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24

 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16

Selection [aes]: 

Select key bytes: 

 1) 16

 2) 32

 3) 24

Selection [16]: 

Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-22] Invalid argument

Check your system logs for details on why this happened.

Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or

submit a bug report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

I was following the ECryptfs Arch Linux setup instructions, and ran into this problem:

root@alarm:~# ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount 

ERROR:  Cannot get ecryptfs version, ecryptfs kernel module not loaded?

This is on a newly created Arch Linux machine:

root@alarm:~# uname -a

Linux alarm 4.2.0-1-ARCH #1 PREEMPT Wed Sep 2 07:00:18 MDT 2015 armv5tel GNU/Linux

I subsequently tried building and installing ecryptfs-utils from source, but I get the same error.

I also tried manually creating a secret directory according to the Arch Linux ECryptfs wiki, but I get this error:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs_private secret

mount: No such device

And when I try mounting without any of the utils scripts, I get this:

root@alarm:~# mount.ecryptfs /root/.secret /root/secret

Unable to get the version number of the kernel

module. Please make sure that you have the eCryptfs

kernel module loaded, you have sysfs mounted, and

the sysfs mount point is in /etc/mtab. This is

necessary so that the mount helper knows which 

kernel options are supported.



Make sure that your system is set up to auto-load

your filesystem kernel module on mount.



Enabling passphrase-mode only for now.



Unable to find a list of options to parse, defaulting to interactive mount

Select key type to use for newly created files: 

 1) passphrase

 2) openssl

Selection: 1

Passphrase: 

Select cipher: 

 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56

 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24

 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32

 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16

Selection [aes]: 

Select key bytes: 

 1) 16

 2) 32

 3) 24

Selection [16]: 

Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-22] Invalid argument

Check your system logs for details on why this happened.

Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or

submit a bug report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs

linux arch-linux ecryptfs

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

edited Sep 5 '15 at 1:30

JakeGould

32.9k10100142

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

asked Sep 5 '15 at 1:25

cronburg

427413

Did you try something as simple as rebooting the system and trying that ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount command one more time?

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:31

1

yep, same error

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:37

What about running modprobe ecryptfs as explained here so the ecryptfs is loaded in the kernel? That is the core issue here. It seems that part of the setup is not handled automatically. Also, checkout the discussion on this Arch Linux forum.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:41

It says module not found. And the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs.ko doesn't exist even after building and installing from source.

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:47

Welp, there you go. Somehow you don’t have the module built or loaded.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:48

add a comment |

Did you try something as simple as rebooting the system and trying that ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount command one more time?

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:31

1

yep, same error

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:37

What about running modprobe ecryptfs as explained here so the ecryptfs is loaded in the kernel? That is the core issue here. It seems that part of the setup is not handled automatically. Also, checkout the discussion on this Arch Linux forum.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:41

It says module not found. And the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs.ko doesn't exist even after building and installing from source.

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:47

Welp, there you go. Somehow you don’t have the module built or loaded.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:48

Did you try something as simple as rebooting the system and trying that ecryptfs-setup-private --nopwcheck --noautomount command one more time?

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:31

yep, same error

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:37

What about running modprobe ecryptfs as explained here so the ecryptfs is loaded in the kernel? That is the core issue here. It seems that part of the setup is not handled automatically. Also, checkout the discussion on this Arch Linux forum.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:41

It says module not found. And the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs.ko doesn't exist even after building and installing from source.

– cronburg
Sep 5 '15 at 1:47

Welp, there you go. Somehow you don’t have the module built or loaded.

– JakeGould
Sep 5 '15 at 1:48

add a comment |

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Old thread, but I wanted to post the solution for future reference.

You only need to run the ecrpyptfsd commad before any other ecryptfs programs. This will load the necessary modules for the other commands to work.

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

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Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

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Old thread, but I wanted to post the solution for future reference.

You only need to run the ecrpyptfsd commad before any other ecryptfs programs. This will load the necessary modules for the other commands to work.

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

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Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

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Old thread, but I wanted to post the solution for future reference.

You only need to run the ecrpyptfsd commad before any other ecryptfs programs. This will load the necessary modules for the other commands to work.

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

Ocab19

1011

3

Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

add a comment |

Old thread, but I wanted to post the solution for future reference.

You only need to run the ecrpyptfsd commad before any other ecryptfs programs. This will load the necessary modules for the other commands to work.

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

Ocab19

1011

Old thread, but I wanted to post the solution for future reference.

You only need to run the ecrpyptfsd commad before any other ecryptfs programs. This will load the necessary modules for the other commands to work.

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

Ocab19

1011

answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

Ocab19

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answered Aug 27 '17 at 21:11

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Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

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Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

Didn't work for me. modprobe ecryptfs did, though.

– Turion
Jul 1 '18 at 13:40

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