TrueCrypt drives don't show up in WSL
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Description
Reproducer:
- Download Windows TrueCrypt 7.1a from grc.com. (Don't use TrueCrypt 7.2; TrueCrypt has been discontinued, that version is only capable of decrypting existing drives.)
- Install the application. Open the application.
- Create a file-backed encrypted volume. Stick with the default encryption settings. Format it as FAT.
- Still in the TrueCrypt application, select the volume's file, and Mount it to a drive letter.
Expected:
- Drive should appear as a writeable volume in My Computer, mapped to the specified drive letter
- Drive letter should show up in
/mnt/within WSL and should be mapped to the same drive as in Windows
Actual:
- Drive does appear in My Computer as expected, apparently mapped to the specified drive letter
- Drive does not appear in
/mnt/within WSL
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the TrueCrypt 7.1a file-backed FAT volume steps and compare the mounted Windows drive letter with the contents of /mnt/ in WSL. Done means the drive appears in /mnt/ and maps to the same letter as in Windows, while remaining writable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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- Bug
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