They are actually different things: LUKS is unlocked at boot, while eCryptFS is unlocked at login. In this way, the encrypted home folder is not accessible even from root account if the user isn't logged in. But I agree, it may be confusing.
They are actually different things: LUKS is unlocked at boot, while eCryptFS is unlocked at login. In this way, the encrypted home folder is not accessible even from root account if the user isn't logged in.
But I agree, it may be confusing.