Re: [ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

2011-06-01 Thread unni
No, they will not. They are block level encryption tools. The eCryptfs that Ubuntu uses for home directory encryption can be used for folder level encryption. http://ecryptfs.sourceforge.net/ecryptfs-faq.html#compare On 06/01/2011 06:57 PM, Giridhari wrote: If this works for Particular Folder

Re: [ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

2011-06-01 Thread Giridhari
If this works for Particular Folders as well ? On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Jagan Challa wrote: > Hi, > You can encrypt data on an ext formatted drive. You can use true > crypt or dm-crypt. > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 09:41, Brian D'Souza > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I use Ubuntu 10.4 an

Re: [ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

2011-06-01 Thread Jagan Challa
Hi, You can encrypt data on an ext formatted drive. You can use true crypt or dm-crypt. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 09:41, Brian D'Souza wrote: > Hi all, > > I use Ubuntu 10.4 and a 1 tb ext drive to store my docs, backups, movies > etc. > > Got some friends who want to borrow the drive. I do no

Re: [ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

2011-05-31 Thread unni krishnan
what file system you are using in that drive ? On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Brian D'Souza wrote: > Hi all, > > I use Ubuntu 10.4 and a 1 tb ext drive to store my docs, backups, movies > etc. > > Got some friends who want to borrow the drive. I do not want them to have > access to the docs and

[ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

2011-05-31 Thread Brian D'Souza
Hi all, I use Ubuntu 10.4 and a 1 tb ext drive to store my docs, backups, movies etc. Got some friends who want to borrow the drive. I do not want them to have access to the docs and private folders. To the others let them copy, paste etc Ant suggestions on how to go abt it? Regards, Brian --