From 19c13e861996c3503be5b0dc5a2cecfe186b1744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Richey Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:29:54 -0700 Subject: Updated documentation for PAM module help --- README.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 342fe66..2214dad 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -568,12 +568,11 @@ fscrypt metadata change-passphrase --protector=/:ID #### Directories using my login passphrase are not automatically unlocking. Either the PAM module is not installed correctly, or your login passphrase -changed and things got out of sync. +changed and things got out of sync. Another reason that these directories might +not unlock is if your session starts without password authentication. The most +common case of this is public-key ssh login. -#### I can still see files or filenames after running `fscrypt purge MOUNTPOINT` - -You need to unmount `MOUNTPOINT` to clear the necessary caches. See -`fscrypt purge --help` for more information +To trigger a password authentication event, run `su $(whoami) -c exit`. #### Getting "encryption not enabled" on an ext4 filesystem. -- cgit v1.2.3