What is the meaning of the following eCryptFS errors?
Issue
- The following errors in the "/var/log/messages":
$ grep 'ecryptfs_write_end' var/log/messages | tail -n 5
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x000000000000c565])
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x000000000000c565])
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x000000000000c565])
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x000000000000c565])
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x000000000000c565])
are caused by writing to an ecryptfs filesystem with a full backing device
- The following errors in the "/var/log/messages":
$ grep 'ecryptfs_encrypt_page' var/log/messages | tail -n 5
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-28]
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-28]
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-28]
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-28]
Mar 6 08:42:14 server.example.com kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-28]
are caused by attempting to open a file which was written to the unencrypted backing device, via the crypted mount point
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.X
- eCryptFS (Technology Preview)
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