Comment 1 for bug 483933

I understand your issue but the whole point of having the home folder encrypted is that recovering it with something like a live CD isn't exactly easy. Having it any other way would pose a security risk.

I do agree that inexperienced users would be totally lost trying to do it, and most will not have bothered to retain a copy of the encryption key.

Sounds like some discussion is needed to see if a solution can be found to accomodate everyone