---
name: "ecryptfs-umount-private"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecryptfs-umount-private"
---

# ecryptfs-umount-private(1)

eCryptfs private unmount wrapper script.

## NAME

ecryptfs-umount-private - eCryptfs private unmount wrapper script.

## SYNOPSIS

**ecryptfs-umount-private**

## DESCRIPTION

**ecryptfs-umount-private** is a wrapper script for the **umount.ecryptfs\_private** utility.

It will unmount the user's private directory and clear any associated keys from the user's kernel keyring.

## SEE ALSO

- [**ecryptfs-mount-private**(1)](/ecryptfs-mount-private/1.md), [**umount.ecryptfs\_private**(1)](/umount.ecryptfs_private/1.md)

  - */usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html*

  - *http://ecryptfs.org/*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage and the **ecryptfs-umount-private** utility was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian and Ubuntu systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.