[clug] Ubuntu encrypted file systems

[Lana Brindley]

2009/8/18 Robert Edwards <bob at cs.anu.edu.au>:
> Lana Brindley wrote:
>>
>> 2009/8/18 Lana Brindley <lanabrindley at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> 2009/8/18 Ian McLeod <ianmcleod75 at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Jack Kelly wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Lana Brindley<lanabrindley at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have an encrypted /home on Fedora 11 (running on an Acer Aspire
>>>> One), but I set it up at install. Not sure how easy it would be to do
>>>> retrospectively.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How is F11 on the Aspire One? Can your NetworkManager do PEAP with
>>>> GTC? Do you get automake 1.11? libtool 2? Those are the real key
>>>> points for me. I'm currently using XUbuntu 9.10 alpha 4 and am pretty
>>>> happy with it, but I don't like the lack of encryption options on the
>>>> desktop CD (installed this morning - haven't had a chance to do it
>>>> retroactively).
>>>>
>>>> -- Jack
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> can anyone confirm if suspend or hibernate works with encrypted
>>>> filesystems
>>>> on a netbook / laptop.
>>>>
>>>> I am tempted to wipe this install and re-install with encryption - seems
>>>> like the only way.
>>>>
>>> I don't use hibernate, but suspend works just fine.
>>>
>>
>> Actually, I take that back. When I tried it just now it failed
>> abysmally. I'm sure it's worked in the past though ... o_O
>>
>> L
>>
>
> Generally speaking, suspend to disk is a no-brainer - it is resuming
> that causes all the grief...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Edwards.
>

So it would seem!

L

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Cheers! Lana

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