Bug#928956: Document removal of ecryptfs-utils from Buster

[Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 10:05:39AM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On 01-06-2019 22:06, Paul Gevers wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 May 2019 13:00:52 +0100 Justin B Rye
> > <justin.byam.rye@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Daniel Lange wrote:
> >>>>   * reason for removal
> >>>>     not essential, but it helps to understand the issue
> >>> #765854
> >>> ecryptfs cannot unmount encrypted home directories due to systemd keeping
> >>> the pam session active even after logout.
> >>> Upstream bug https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/8598
> >>> A work around (user unit file) has not been implemented and tested.
...
> > In absence of other text, I am about to push the attached text to the
> > release-notes. I hope this isn't the final text, but at least the draft
> > document now mentions the problem.
> 
> Did anybody learn about (documented) migration paths in the mean time?

Unencrypt eCryptfs data and mount the unencrypted filesystem is one way.

But then we don't have encryption.

I can think of migration to dm-crypt/LUKS or encfs/FUSE is an technical
possibility.  But that's something beyond this document should
elaborate,

Realistically, I think best recommendation to people who wants to have
encryption is 
 * save all your data unencrypted (BACKUP!)
 * move them to freshly installed Debian on full disk encryption
   (RESTORE)

Osamu