08-03-2010
Encryption means you can't mount it without decrypting it. I don't believe permissions on /home/ act any differently while it is mounted, however. If updatedb has permissions to read that directory(does it?) and is configured not to skip it in /etc/updatedb.conf it should be able to.
Have you tried forcing an update with updatedb while /home is mounted?
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NAME
locate -- find filenames quickly
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locate [-0Scims] [-l limit] [-d database] pattern ...
DESCRIPTION
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weekly or daily), and contains the pathnames of all files which are publicly accessible.
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