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diff --git a/Mounting-on-login-for-OSX.md b/Mounting-on-login-for-OSX.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff383d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Mounting-on-login-for-OSX.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +## Store your Password in the OSX Keychain + +Open the Terminal app and enter +```shell +security add-generic-password -a ${USER} -s gocryptfs -w +``` +Type or paste in your gocryptfs password when prompted. + +Now launch the text editor of your choice like Textmate and copy and paste this code: +```xml +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> +<plist version="1.0"> +<dict> +<!-- <key>StandardErrorPath</key> + <string>/Users/your-username/debug.log</string> + <key>Debug</key> + <true/> +--> + <key>KeepAlive</key> + <dict> + <key>Crashed</key> + <true/> + </dict> + <key>Label</key> + <string>gocryptfs.start</string> + <key>ProgramArguments</key> + <array> + <string>/usr/local/bin/gocryptfs</string> + <string>--extpass="security find-generic-password -s gocryptfs -w"</string> + <string>/Users/your-username/path/to/encrypted/folder</string> + <string>/Users/your-username/path/to/plain/folder</string> + </array> + <key>RunAtLoad</key> + <true/> +</dict> +</plist> +``` + +You need to replace some values: +* `your-username`: Replace this with your real username. If you are unsure what your username is, open the Terminal app and type `echo $USER` and hit enter. The Terminal will output your username. +* `/path/to/encrypted/folder`: Replace this with the real location of your encrypted files. I assume here that your files are located somewhere in the user's home directory. If your files are located for instance on an external drive please replace the full path `/Users/your-username/path/to/encrypted/folder` +* `/path/to/plain/folder`: Similar to the encrypted folder you have to enter the location of the folder where your unencrypted files should be shown. + +Save the editor content as a *.plist file under `~/Library/LaunchAgents/gocryptfs.plist` + +Log out and log in again to see if it works. +If you have issues getting it working, you can remove the comments (`<!--` and `-->`) from debugging section. Don't forget to adjust the location of the debug log file. If you now re-login you will get some information in the log file that might help to resolve your issues. |