Encrypting home directory on Raspberry pi with password file on USB

I have been trying to follow this guide: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-encrypt-directories-and-partitions-with-ecryptfs-on-debian/ to encrypt the home directory on my pi with out a password by saving the password on a file onto a usb. But the issue is that the pi boots up to a login screen and prompts for a password. The only difference to the configuration in the guide I have made is that my usb is ntfs and the name of the directory that is being encrypted (pi) and the password. I tried it again and afterwards when the pi booted up it said root account was locked and I only had command line access to the system. Are there any passwordless encryption alternatives that I can use? As the pi will have a display but no keyboard.