[Tfug] A question on encrypted home directories...

[Bowie J. Poag]

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On 3/6/2010 10:21 AM, Jim March wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I've rebuilt my system as 32bit using Linux Mint - had an app I had to
> run that doesn't work in 64bit (long story).
>
> To improve performance I avoided whole disk encryption and gone with
> an encrypted /home.
>
> Here's my question, and it's possibly a stupid one: in Ubuntu it's
> laughably easy to reset one's user password.  Right?  All you do is go
> into recovery mode, reset the password.
>
> Can I safely assume that will have no effect on the key to the
> /home/jim directory?!?
>
> I mean, it SHOULD work that way, right?
>
> Jim
>
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