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[Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

ecryptfs itself is just fine, it has "Terminal: true" in the update
notification. The problem is in update-notifier:

   if(term != NULL && !g_ascii_strncasecmp(term, "true",-1)) {
      cmdline = g_strdup_printf("gnome-terminal -e %s",cmd);
   } else
      cmdline = g_strdup(cmd);

This should check if gnome-terminal exists, or preferably just use x
-terminal-emulator instead of gnome-terminal.

** Changed in: ecryptfs
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Package changed: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu) => update-notifier (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Triaged

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) => Michael Vogt (mvo)

** Summary changed:

- Prompt to record encryption passphrase produces no response in Xubuntu 9.04
+ "Terminal: true" hardcodes gnome-terminal

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"Terminal: true" hardcodes gnome-terminal
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365796
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Status in eCryptfs - Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem: Invalid
Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
This bug report is similar to LP bug #359997, but I don't believe it to be duplicate. I performed a clean installation of Xubuntu 9.04 alternate, and chose to encrypt my home directory.

Upon completing the installation, I was presented with the lightbulb icon in my panel, indicating that information was available.  I clicked the icon, read the instructions, and then selected, "Run this action now." However, nothing happened after clicking on the button. A terminal window did not open, and I was not presented with an error. Perhaps the "run this action now" button is calling gnome-terminal or something that is not installed on Xubuntu, but this should examined.

Fortunately, I was able to research the issue, and I found the aforementioned bug report. Entering, "ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase ~/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase" gave me the necessary prompt, and I was able to get my autogenerated strong passphrase.