this is even slower dd
this is even slower dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda and this is far too fast shred -n 1 /dev/sdathis is a good compromise shred -n 12 /dev/sda
View ArticleHelped me building my own NAS
Very comprehensive page, thanks a lot! I've planned to build my own NAS server with a beagle board (www.beagleboard.org) and I found all required informations here (using a 2.6.35 kernel on debian)....
View ArticleEven though the Debian
Even though the Debian installer can set up encrypted partitions, it is optimized for systems with a single data partition, unless you want to enter multiple pass-phrases when the system boots. Several...
View Articleauto mount what to change in /etc/fstab and /etc/cryptab file
After reboot my auto-mounting of encrypted does not come up.df -k # df -k Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 151780516 3026000 141044464 3% / none 1016108 664 1015444 1% /dev...
View Articlehashalot package
Why is the hashalot package installed? You don't use it in your instructions.
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Yeah, I think you're right, it's not used or needed. I removed it from the article. Thanks!
View ArticleTrueCrypt & LUKS
If you want LUKS support native to the desktop there is an excellent tool available called gnome-luks-format available from;www.flyn.org/projects/luks-tools/index.htmlIf your looking to encrypt more...
View ArticleOne of the reasons I love Debian!
There are plenty of security options available to the cryptographer on debian and what really upset's the state is that most of those options where approved for use only in *.gov departments.If a...
View ArticleHi. I'm kind of clueless
Hi.I'm kind of clueless with these things (just an ordinary Planet Debian reader, you know) but I couldn't help noticing something weird (to my eye, that is...).You use '$' in front of shell commands...
View ArticleAt least with older kernels,
At least with older kernels, if you reboot before the re-sync completes it starts the re-sync from the beginning again.
View ArticleRestarting during an mdadm
Restarting during an mdadm resync is not fatal. However, until the resync finishes, you are at the same risk of data loss you would have without the RAID getting the new disk in. Since many disk...
View ArticleShell
Hi, I don't intend to denote root vs. non-root when writing "$", it's just a sign that a shell command follows. My .bashrc actually uses neither "#" nor "$" as shell prompt.Uwe.
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