---
name: "ecryptfsd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecryptfsd"
---

# ecryptfsd(8)

user-space eCryptfs daemon.

## NAME

ecryptfsd - user-space eCryptfs daemon.

## DESCRIPTION

**ecryptfsd** is a userspace daemon that runs as the user performing file operations under the eCryptfs mount point. It services public key requests from the eCryptfs kernel module; these requests are sent via /dev/ecryptfs on file open events. ecryptfsd only needs to be run when a mount is done with a public key module.

The daemon can be started simply by running *ecryptfsd*. ecryptfsd will register itself with the kernel as the daemon that should service all eCryptfs filesystem requests done under the context of the user who runs the daemon.

## SEE ALSO

- [**ecryptfs**(7)](/ecryptfs/7.md), [**ecryptfs-manager**(8)](/ecryptfs-manager/8.md), [**mount.ecryptfs**(8)](/mount.ecryptfs/8.md)

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

  - *http://ecryptfs.org/*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by William Lima \<wlima.amadeus@gmail.com\> for the Ubuntu system (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.