How to use truecrypt

[lcharles]

I installed truecrypt. It seemed to work. The encrypted file is in my home directory. In a console I type "truecrypt <file name> /mnt/
I get "Enter password for <file name> so I enter the password.
I try "truecrypt -vl"
I get /dev/mapper/truecrypt0: blaa blaa

but when I do "cd /mnt/
ls"

There's nothing there. What am I doing wrong? Also just by way of trying to understand linux when I installed truecrypt in another Debian version I had to add a line to my fstab file to be able to mount the truecrypt volume. That doesnt work here.

Please explain. Thanks

[Teunis]

Re: How to use truecrypt

First you will have to make a folder were to mount your Truecrypt partition.
I have made several as I have several truecrypt 'files' and they are at /media/tc1, /media/tc2 etc.
You can do this from Konqueror.

Next you can mount the Truecrypt file with the command:

$sudo truecrypt --mount-options uid=teunis Mytruecryptfile.tc /media/tc1

(Obviously you need to use your own uid and name of your *.tc file)

Now it should be available at /media/tc1

To unmount it when done:

$sudo truecrypt -d /media/tc1

No need to change fstab.

[lcharles]

Re: How to use truecrypt, I still have a problem

I followed the suggestion and made a directory /media/crypt

Then I typed, as root, truecrypt --mount-options uid=teunis <My tc file> /media/crypt"

I still have the same problem that it is not mounting the file as a drive. Which is to say that it is not available at /media/crypt

What do I try now, or any ideas about what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,

lcharles

PS what is mount option uid=teunis?

[SheeEttin]

Re: How to use truecrypt

That's where your UID goes. Yours is probably 1000.

By the way, there is something in the container, correct? Because if there isn't, you won't see anything.

[lcharles]

Re: How to use truecrypt

I got it to work. Thanks for the help.

lcharles