Mount TrueCrypt volume on login in Ubuntu

Question

Is it possible to automount a TrueCrypt volume when logging in to Ubuntu 8.04? It's already storing the wireless network keys using the Seahorse password manager. Could TrueCrypt be made to fetch its volume password from the same keyring? Currently this would seem like the most convenient way to store my source code on the USB stick I carry around to boot from.

Answer 1

Although I'm currently not a Gentoo user (on Ubuntu now), I used to be one, for years, and had learned, that it's a good thing to search for linux answers on forums.gentoo.org and the Gentoo wiki. I had found these, HTH:

• http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-691788-highlight-truecrypt.html
• http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-657404-highlight-truecrypt.html

Answer 2

Apparently one solution will be to update to Ubuntu 8.10 which by default supports an encrypted directory for each user, mounted at login. It's not the same as TrueCrypt but has other strengths and weaknesses.

There's also a way to get TrueCrypt working with the login password.

Answer 3

I don't know much about Truecrypt, but if it can be mounted with a script, you could write such a script and place it in your session startup (System -> Preferences -> Session, I think). If it needs a password on the command line you could have the script launch gnome-terminal for you.