On Saturday 29 March 2003 07:43 pm, Karsten Bräckelmann wrote:
> > > > > Really strange: I _can_ mount it (without being prompted for
> > > > > password) with
> > > > >  Control Center / Disk Drake / Mount
> > > >
> > > > EXACTLY the same thing I discovered about 5 months ago. I told
> > > > Mandrake in here for sure, and I think I did a bugzilla report.
> > > > Apparently never fixed.
> > >
> > > Uh, it worked with Mandrake 9.0 without any problem for me...
> >
> > I guess it depends on your idea of "worked". Sure it worked for me too.
> > However, if you open up diskdrake, you could simply mount the drive with
> > NO password challenge at all! ?? I don't consider this a very secure
> > setup. ?? A bash prompt mount command DID require a password.
>
> Now I get your point. Yes, that means, the >=20 char passphrase only is
> as secure, as the root password. That renders it quite useless. :-(
>
> My point of working was 'working at all'. I could use encrypted fs with
> ML 9.0, I _can't_ with 9.1 for some strange reason.
>
AHH! I didn't realize that. I kind of gave up on it when I learned that you 
didn't need a password. Well maybe someone like Todd Lyons will see this and 
forward it on. Or someone will post it in bugzilla. I'll bet it is an easy 
fix.

>       karsten


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