[Feature] try to find /.fscrypt directories in the case of a broken UUID link
josephlr opened this issue · comments
Currently, users can create "linked" protectors that refer to a protector on a different filesystem. This is most commonly used to encrypt a directory on a non-root filesystem with a user's login protector (which is stored on the root filesystem). This links stored in a protectors/<protector-id>.link
and have the format UUID=<filesystem-uuid>
.
Right now, if a link is broken we just return an error: cannot follow filesystem link ... no device with UUID
. As an enhancement, if we detect a broken link, we could search all the mounted filesystems for a compatible .fscrypt
directory. Then we could use such a directory if we find it (for unlocking or for fscrypt status
). We could also output a warning advising the user on how to fix the issue. Something like:
broken link detected
To fix run "echo -n UUID=12345678-abab-ffcd-1234-123456789012 > /mnt/.fscrypt/protectors/128347210983421.link"