i tried using super user command in front of many commands like
feh ,eog , VLC ,display
etc but nothing is shown . please help .!
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2With which application the files are encrypted?– kyodakeCommented May 24, 2021 at 14:35
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by encfs command– ghajiniCommented May 25, 2021 at 8:51
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To mount existing EncFS directories for use, repeat the command used to create them:
encfs ~/ENCRYPTED-DIRECTORY~/UNENCRYPTED-DIRECTORY
At this point, you will be prompted for the password.
For most users, no additional options are likely required.
However, EncFS does have a small set of options, which are described thoroughly in the man page.
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@Nishant: Decrypt the directory where you host the encrypted files first. Then open the files, now decrypted, with the corresponding application.– kyodakeCommented May 26, 2021 at 13:49
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sir my question is why i have to decrypt the file , is there any way of looking or accessing the encrypted files and also why sudo command is failed to do so .– ghajiniCommented May 26, 2021 at 15:37
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@Nishant: You report that the files were encrypted with encfs, encfs creates an encrypted virtual file system that stores encrypted data in the rootdir directory and makes the unencrypted data visible in the mountPoint directory. The user must provide a password that is used to encrypt both the file names and their content. Once the files are encrypted, so that the application that opens them can use them, it is necessary to decrypt the virtual file system that hosts them and thus make the files accessible to the application. The sudo command has nothing to do with this procedure.– kyodakeCommented May 26, 2021 at 21:44