encfs automount and authorized_keys

Question

Here's my problem: I have encfs configured in such a way that on login the subfolder ./private is mounted. However, when I use the workstation remotely via ssh, I don't give my password on login, because I connect from a trusted laptop whose public key is in the file authorized_keys.

Accordingly, the subfolder ./private doesn't get mounted. I need to do su myself and give my password. After that ./private gets automounted.

Is there a way around it? I.e. I would like not to give my password when I connect via ssh, and at the same time I would like ./private to be mounted on ssh connection.

Answer 1

There is no workaround.

In order to mount the encfs filesystem, the server has to get ahold of your password somehow. If you don't supply your password, there's no way the filesystem can be mounted!