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mhogomchungu / zuluCrypt

zuluCrypt is a front end to cryptsetup and tcplay and it allows easy management of encrypted block devices
https://mhogomchungu.github.io/zuluCrypt
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no use of zulumount as a user #103

Closed harley-peter closed 5 years ago

harley-peter commented 5 years ago

Hello, in the manual of zulucrypt is described that also a normal user can us zulumount if he is in the group zulumount but it does not work. Only root can use the tools. That does not make sense in multi user system. Is there a possibility to change the permission?

mhogomchungu commented 5 years ago

What version of zuluCrypt are you using and you are using it in what distribution

harley-peter commented 5 years ago

Hello, I use the version 5.4.0 and I use it in Siduction which is based on Debian unstable.

Regards Peter

mhogomchungu commented 5 years ago

zuluCrypt in debian and its derivatives do not have the user experience i want and there is nothing i can do about it because i am not a zuluCrypt packager in these distributions.

I provide debian binary packages in zuluCrypt home page[1] and these packages give the experience i want and i suspect the experience you expect.

Uninstall the version of zuluCrypt you got from your distribution and then either install one of the debian packages i distribute or build from source and then we can then discuss zuluCrypt experience you see after you use it the way i want you to use it.

[1] https://mhogomchungu.github.io/zuluCrypt/

harley-peter commented 5 years ago

Hello, my distribution has installed the following packages: ii libzulucrypt-exe1.2.0:amd64 5.4.0-2 amd64 provide the main functions of zulucrypt ii libzulucrypt1.2.0:amd64 5.4.0-2 amd64 provide the functions of zulumount ii libzulucryptpluginmanager1.0.0:amd64 5.4.0-2 amd64 provides support for plugins ii zulucrypt-cli 5.4.0-2 amd64 tool for encrypting volumes ii zulucrypt-gui 5.4.0-2 amd64 graphical front end for zulucrypt-cli ii zulupolkit

Do I need the packages libzulucrypt-exe, libzulucryptpluginmanager and zulupolkit? They are not in your packages.

Edit: An addition to zulupolkit: always after a start of my laptop I have an error message on my display (see attachment) bildschirmfoto_2018-10-04_17-22-21

mhogomchungu commented 5 years ago

Lets do one thing at a time.

Do you want to use GUI components of the project or CLI components?

If GUI components, are you complaining about the polkit prompt you get when you start GUI components? If yes to both of the questions this paragraph, then you can silence the polkit prompt that asks for root's password by changing the polkit file at: /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.zulucrypt.zulupolkit.policy and modify a line that says <allow_active>auth_admin</allow_active> and change it to <allow_active>yes</allow_active>

harley-peter commented 5 years ago

Thanks for that hint, it works. :-) Also with the distribution version of zulucrypt.

mhogomchungu commented 5 years ago

I am glad the trick worked for you.