run  df & mount in both env. compare.
also you may want to find out exactly how your encrypt part is mounted and what tech it uses.
Ultimately you should be able to mount it manually, and then you can try those step from 
a non-mount state to a mounted state with each login method as well, it may shine light.
Also you may want to see if any /var/log messages are spitting out anything when using the ssh fail method,
dmesg, /var/log/messages  /var/log/secure..... etc. 
Just do the ssh login, then read every log in var log that has a date update stamp to within time of the login.

-tl


On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Randy Jonasz <rjonasz@rjonasz.ca> wrote:
On Wed, 2016-04-06 at 15:31 -0400, ted leslie wrote:
> Weird, try this, ssh into machine from the machine, see what
> happens. 
> Also, do a 
> env
> on each type of login, see how they compare.
> -tl
>
Ok, I just got home and tried to ssh back into my laptop.  The results
were the same as when I tried from work.  I can see the mounted
directory's contents from my local login but not when I ssh in.

The environment from ssh shell is

─[rjonasz@gilgamesh] - [~] - [2016-04-06 09:59:51]
└─[0] <> env
USER=rjonasz
LOGNAME=rjonasz
HOME=/home/rjonasz
PATH=/home/rjonasz/Applications/.bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/loca
l/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_pe
rl
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/rjonasz
SHELL=/bin/zsh
SSH_CLIENT=192.168.1.200 49310 22
SSH_CONNECTION=192.168.1.200 49310 192.168.1.200 22
SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/4
TERM=xterm
BROWSER=/usr/bin/xdg-open
XDG_SESSION_ID=c33
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
SHLVL=1
PWD=/home/rjonasz
OLDPWD=/home/rjonasz
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx512m
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
ZSH=/home/rjonasz/.oh-my-zsh
PAGER=less
LESS=-R
LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8
LSCOLORS=Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad
_=/usr/bin/env


The environment from local login is:

┌─[rjonasz@gilgamesh] - [~] - [2016-04-06 09:58:08]
└─[0] <> env
XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=c33
SHELL=/bin/zsh
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
USER=rjonasz
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session5
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
DESKTOP_SESSION=/usr/share/xsessions/enlightenment
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/rjonasz
PATH=/home/rjonasz/Applications/.bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/loca
l/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_pe
rl
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
PWD=/home/rjonasz
SHLVL=1
HOME=/home/rjonasz
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=
LOGNAME=rjonasz
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
BROWSER=/usr/bin/xdg-open
DISPLAY=:0.0
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=
XAUTHORITY=/home/rjonasz/.Xauthority
OLDPWD=/home/rjonasz
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx512m
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
GTK2_RC_FILES=/home/rjonasz/.gtkrc-2.0
GTK_MODULES=canberra-gtk-module
INFINALITY_FT_FILTER_PARAMS=08 24 36 24 08
INFINALITY_FT_FRINGE_FILTER_STRENGTH=25
INFINALITY_FT_USE_VARIOUS_TWEAKS=true
INFINALITY_FT_WINDOWS_STYLE_SHARPENING_STRENGTH=25
INFINALITY_FT_STEM_ALIGNMENT_STRENGTH=15
INFINALITY_FT_STEM_FITTING_STRENGTH=15
_=/usr/bin/env
E_START=/usr/bin/enlightenment_start
E_START_TIME=1459993467.5
E_PREFIX=/usr
E_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
E_LIB_DIR=/usr/lib
E_DATA_DIR=/usr/share/enlightenment
E_LOCALE_DIR=/usr/share/locale
PANTS=ON
DESKTOP=Enlightenment
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/enlightenment:/usr/share:/usr/local/share:/usr
/share
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/usr/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=e-
E_CONF_PROFILE=standard
E_ICON_THEME=nouveGnomeGray
E_IPC_SOCKET=/run/user/1000/e-rjonasz@488d809c/:0.0-20827
E_SCALE=1.199
E_RESTART=1
E_TAINTED=NO
TERMINOLOGY=1
TERM=xterm
XTERM_256_COLORS=1
ZSH=/home/rjonasz/.oh-my-zsh
PAGER=less
LESS=-R
LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8
LSCOLORS=Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad