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[Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm marking 'Invalid' against ecryptfs-utils, and adding a task against
gconf2.

ecryptfs-utils has nothing to do with the desktop icon.  It simply
establishes a mount point.  The desktop then adds icons for dynamic
mounts.  Perhaps the desktop team has a way to blacklist the ~/Private
mountpoint?

To the question about automounting on login, that is a key design point.
You can change this deleting ~/.ecryptfs/auto-mount.

:-Dustin

** Also affects: gconf2 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Impossible to remove Private directory desktop icon
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279422
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Status in “ecryptfs-utils” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “gconf2” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils

As of now (Intrepid Beta 8.10), the Private directory gets a shiny icon on the desktop. Unfortunately, it is always on the desktop and is in fact impossible to remove. Why can this icon be turned off? This seems intuitive, especially for people who 
a: don't like desktop icons cluttering the workspace (but do want to see mounted directories) 
or b: don't want to declare to the world that they have a Private directory.

The current workaround is to disable the icons for all future mounted directories.
$ gconftool-2 -s  --type bool  /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible  false

This is less than ideal, as users such as myself will want to see other directories that we mount.