microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Auto-mount feature does not work on BitLockered drive
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Description
If a user protects their drive with BitLocker, then the GVFS.Service fails to auto-mount the enlistments on that drive because the drive is not available. When the user makes the drive available, they then immediately go to their enlistment to run a Git command that fails because VFS for Git is not mounted.
Is there a way that GVFS.Service could be alerted when a drive is available? Bonus points if this includes USB drives.
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Research direction
Start in GVFS.Service and trace how enlistments are auto-mounted when a drive is unavailable. Reproduce the BitLocker sequence by making the drive available, then running a Git command before mounting completes. Done means the service detects drive availability and mounts the enlistments before Git commands fail; USB-drive behavior is an optional extension.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100