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Re: [Wlug] Encrypted USB pen drive

by Chuck Homic

On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 10:08:09AM -0400, Chuck Haines wrote: > Has anyone configured an encrypted usb pen drive under linux? I'm not > talking about encrypting single files, but being able to mount the pen > drive as an encrypted device? I've look at loop-aes, but I'm curious > is anyone has done this before and might give some pointers. loop-aes is way easy if you follow the instructions EXACTLY. As for tips, here you go: If you want to be able to use the device on Windows, you have to leave the FAT filesystem on there. Your encrypted filesystem will just be a large file on that filesystem that you'll mount loopback-style. You won't be able to read the encrypted stuff in Windows, but you can use the free space to do things, which is handy sometimes. Umm... that's it for tips. Now I have a question for someone. When I plug in my USB thingy, I get some pseudo-random SCSI ID for the device (depending upon whether I was cd burning, or I installed a different USB media). Is there any easy way to figure out the mapping between the USB device and the SCSI ID? (So I can improve my magic scripts...) Thanks. -Chuck (Homic) Confidentiality Notice: This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential information. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete all copies, and do not distribute or use this information. Thanks!

July 15, 2004

[OT] Introduction

by Brian Waite

Hi all. I wanted to quickly introduce myself. I just recently subscribed to the list and wanted to do a bit more than lurk. I hope to make a LUG meeting in the near future also. I don't want to waste too much bandwidth so I'll keep this short. If anyone is going up to the Ottawa Linux Symposium this month, maybe we can catch up and make some introductions, for everyone else, I look forward to meeting you all the LUG meeting. As I side note, I read the archives and wanted to second the idea for a "distro debate" LUG meeting. I think that would be really interesting to see what everyone runs and why. Thanks for the time Brian Waite

July 15, 2004

Encrypted USB pen drive

by Chuck Haines

Has anyone configured an encrypted usb pen drive under linux? I'm not talking about encrypting single files, but being able to mount the pen drive as an encrypted device? I've look at loop-aes, but I'm curious is anyone has done this before and might give some pointers. Chuck -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity WPI Class of 2005 ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 -------------------------------------------

July 15, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux Technical Resource Kit from Novell

by doug waud

Hi Greg I tend to use old hardware and I have the same impression; SuSE 9/XFree 4.x is less forgiving.than SuSE 8/Xfree 3.x was. I also found the 9/4 did not like my new video board (forget the model; it was a problem with the card maker not letting vendors include their driver as open source although you can freely download it. SuSE still did not seem to want to deal with it; will have to go back to XFree 3.x when I get return to it.). doug Gregory Avedissian wrote: > Update: > > Micro Center had a deal I couldn't refuse on a dvd drive, so I took a > spare hard drive and installed SuSE 9.1 yesterday. The first install had > a bunch of errors and wouldn't boot. I saw a list of programs that > reported errors, and it was too large to even bother with. I got > prompted to start the installation process and went through it a second > time. > > I guess it didn't like my vid card. Unlike 8.2, this one doesn't come > with the xfree 3.x environment that lets me run the 3.x server for my > card with xfree 4.3. The entire installation process was done in console > version of yast, rather than yast2. This surprised me, since earlier > versions of SuSE gave me yast2 during installation, even with my funky > vid card. By the end of the installation, I couldn't see words on the > screen (choices) untill they got highlighted by tabbing. > > Second install turned out ok, except for being stuck with 640x480 > display. I wiped it out, and I'll try it on another machine when I get > a chance. > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 15, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux Technical Resource Kit from Novell

by Gregory Avedissian

Update: Micro Center had a deal I couldn't refuse on a dvd drive, so I took a spare hard drive and installed SuSE 9.1 yesterday. The first install had a bunch of errors and wouldn't boot. I saw a list of programs that reported errors, and it was too large to even bother with. I got prompted to start the installation process and went through it a second time. I guess it didn't like my vid card. Unlike 8.2, this one doesn't come with the xfree 3.x environment that lets me run the 3.x server for my card with xfree 4.3. The entire installation process was done in console version of yast, rather than yast2. This surprised me, since earlier versions of SuSE gave me yast2 during installation, even with my funky vid card. By the end of the installation, I couldn't see words on the screen (choices) untill they got highlighted by tabbing. Second install turned out ok, except for being stuck with 640x480 display. I wiped it out, and I'll try it on another machine when I get a chance. Greg

July 14, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Flowchart software

by Adam Keck

Hello Chuck, What about Open (Star) Office Draw? It does have dynamic connectors. -Adam On Jul 13, 2004, at 3:31 PM, Chuck Haines wrote: > Does anyone know of any decent flow chart software for linux besides > Dia or Kivio. Kivio is nice, however it's inability to export to a > png or to be copy and pasted into star office makes it useless for me. > Dia just doesn't cut it. Anyone know of anything? > > Chuck > > -- > Chuck Haines > chaines(a)gmail.com > ------------------------------------------- > Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity > WPI Class of 2005 > ------------------------------------------- > AIM: CyberGrex > YIM: CyberGrex_27 > ICQ: 3707881 > ------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Flowchart software

by Brett Russ

Chuck Haines wrote: >Does anyone know of any decent flow chart software for linux besides >Dia or Kivio. Kivio is nice, however it's inability to export to a >png or to be copy and pasted into star office makes it useless for me. > Dia just doesn't cut it. Anyone know of anything? > > xfig ;-) OpenOffice Draw HTH, BR

July 13, 2004

Flowchart software

by Chuck Haines

Does anyone know of any decent flow chart software for linux besides Dia or Kivio. Kivio is nice, however it's inability to export to a png or to be copy and pasted into star office makes it useless for me. Dia just doesn't cut it. Anyone know of anything? Chuck -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity WPI Class of 2005 ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 -------------------------------------------

July 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Open Source CMS?

by Dwight A. Ernest

Thanks, I'll look at these, but they appear to be pointers to OSS CMS products rather than pointers to integrators (which is what I am seeking). --Dwight Matt Higgins wrote: > Here are some links. > > I'm not a big php fan but this is popular. > http://www.postnuke.com/index.php?module=Navigation > > Enterpreise grade CMS, a more secure port of postnuke written in Java > http://www.jboss.org/products/nukesjboss > > Perl/Mason based CMS. This is used by macword.com > http://www.bricolage.cc/ > > -Matt > > Quoting "Dwight A. Ernest" <dwight(a)significant.com>: > > >>Hi. I have a consulting client that is a non-profit in the midst of an >>IT management change. They have been seeking a good content management >>system for some time, but have not been seriously considering open >>source solutions for that need in spite of my cajoling them into that >>direction, in spite of the fact that the majority of their current web >>solution is built on Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL/etc. >> >>The main objection has been a lack of knowledge of any providers of a >>full-service CMS solution: sizing, integration, training, >>implementation, etc., which is something one can pretty much take for >>granted when dealing with proprietary CMSes. >> >>So what I'm seeking are pointers to open source content management >>integrators (either houses or experienced individual consultants) who >>can show a proven, referenceable list of happy clients for whom they've >>provided a full-service CMS solution. >> >>I look forward to hearing from you. >> >>-- >>Dwight A. Ernest, dwight at significant dot com GPG key A6999567 >>Cell: +1-508-523-1416 FAX: +1-978-405-2504 YIM: dwight_ernest >>RHCE #803004293310030 http://significant.com/~dwight/ KA2CNN >>Papa, partner, pilot, net geek, sysadmin, consultant, cohouser. >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Wlug mailing list >>Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >>http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 12, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Open Source CMS?

by Matt Higgins

Here are some links. I'm not a big php fan but this is popular. http://www.postnuke.com/index.php?module=Navigation Enterpreise grade CMS, a more secure port of postnuke written in Java http://www.jboss.org/products/nukesjboss Perl/Mason based CMS. This is used by macword.com http://www.bricolage.cc/ -Matt Quoting "Dwight A. Ernest" <dwight(a)significant.com>: > Hi. I have a consulting client that is a non-profit in the midst of an > IT management change. They have been seeking a good content management > system for some time, but have not been seriously considering open > source solutions for that need in spite of my cajoling them into that > direction, in spite of the fact that the majority of their current web > solution is built on Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL/etc. > > The main objection has been a lack of knowledge of any providers of a > full-service CMS solution: sizing, integration, training, > implementation, etc., which is something one can pretty much take for > granted when dealing with proprietary CMSes. > > So what I'm seeking are pointers to open source content management > integrators (either houses or experienced individual consultants) who > can show a proven, referenceable list of happy clients for whom they've > provided a full-service CMS solution. > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > -- > Dwight A. Ernest, dwight at significant dot com GPG key A6999567 > Cell: +1-508-523-1416 FAX: +1-978-405-2504 YIM: dwight_ernest > RHCE #803004293310030 http://significant.com/~dwight/ KA2CNN > Papa, partner, pilot, net geek, sysadmin, consultant, cohouser. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 12, 2004