Sudo update breaks veracrypt (Edited: not any more...)

pierrep56 · September 15, 2021, 11:08pm

The last sudo version numbered 1.9.8-1 breaks Veracrypt volumes. It is not possible anymore to mount a volume, as the admin password is not recognized.
Downgrading to previous sudo version, 1.9.7.p2-1 resolves the issue

ricklinux · September 16, 2021, 3:55am

Veracrypt update on August 24 has

sudo (optional) - mounting encrypted volumes as nonroot users

Now you are saying a sudo update has broken veracrypt?

pierrep56 · September 16, 2021, 8:04am

Hi @ricklinux , yes, Veracrypt was updated on August 24… but last year, in 2020 .

I just wrote that after sudo was updated yesterday from 1.9.7.p2-1 to 1.9.8-1, it was not possible anymore to mount a volume because the root password (which I need to mount a volume in my configuration) suddenly ceased to be recognized by Veracrypt.

Anyway, a new update of sudo popped-up a few hours ago (1.9.8-2) which seems to have resolved the issue.

ricklinux · September 16, 2021, 2:11pm

Well that’s kind of convenient then.

fecklesstech · September 16, 2021, 11:50pm

I had the same issue. I did some research and found nothing helpful. I gave up and uninstalled veracrypt. Fortunately I read your post a few minutes ago and reinstalled sudo. That fixed it. Thanks for sharing the info.