Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-23 Thread Dr Rainer Woitok
Dale, On Monday, 2020-03-23 05:50:14 -0500, you wrote: > ... > ># cat /etc/sudoers | grep crypt > ># > > I wonder if this is a version issue.  When I was googling for this, it > was claimed this was a recent change.  That's my recollection anyway.  > I'm using version veracrypt-1.24_p2.

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-23 Thread Dale
Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: > Dale, > > On Sunday, 2020-03-22 04:34:54 -0500, you wrote: > >> ... >> I wanted to post a couple things for future reference. First, it seems >> this thing requires sudo to work.  Add the executable to the sudo file >> thingy. > I didn't do this, and it works anyway: > >

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-23 Thread Dr Rainer Woitok
Dale, On Sunday, 2020-03-22 04:34:54 -0500, you wrote: > ... > I wanted to post a couple things for future reference. First, it seems > this thing requires sudo to work.  Add the executable to the sudo file > thingy. I didn't do this, and it works anyway: # cat /etc/sudoers | grep crypt

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-22 Thread William Kenworthy
On 22/3/20 5:34 pm, Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: >> Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: >>> ... >>> William, if you can get it installed on your system, folks above you >>> would allow it, it is a nifty and quite simple thing to use.  Sorting >>> out the initial kinks took some time but once done, it's done. 

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-22 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: >> >> I do exactly that: transfering files from Gentoo to Windows and back. >> And if anybody else would try to read the USB stick they would only find >> white noise on it. >> >> Sincerely, >> Rainer >> > > Thank you.  That is MOST helpful.  I want to

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-22 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 22 March 2020 03:00:51 GMT William Kenworthy wrote: > On 22/3/20 2:29 am, Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: > > Dale, > > > > On Saturday, 2020-03-21 13:01:01 -0500, you wrote: > >> ... > >> > >> Thing is, if I > >> > >> give it to

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread William Kenworthy
On 22/3/20 2:29 am, Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: Dale, On Saturday, 2020-03-21 13:01:01 -0500, you wrote: ...   Thing is, if I give it to someone who uses windoze, can they just put in the password and open it or does it have to be on the

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread William Kenworthy
On 22/3/20 12:53 am, Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: Dale, On Saturday, 2020-03-21 08:06:35 -0500, you wrote: ... Mind if I'm nosy for a minute.  I'd like to store files on a USB stick that are encrypted as well.  However, I'd like it to be able to work no matter what OS is used.  I googled but

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dale
Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: > Dale, > > On Saturday, 2020-03-21 13:01:01 -0500, you wrote: > >> ... >>   Thing is, if I >> give it to someone who uses windoze, can they just put in the password >> and open it or does it have to be on the original

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dr Rainer Woitok
Dale, On Saturday, 2020-03-21 13:01:01 -0500, you wrote: > ... >   Thing is, if I > give it to someone who uses windoze, can they just put in the password > and open it or does it have to be on the original system? They just have VeraCrypt

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dale
Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: > Dale, > > On Saturday, 2020-03-21 08:06:35 -0500, you wrote: > >> ... >> Mind if I'm nosy for a minute.  I'd like to store files on a USB stick >> that are encrypted as well.  However, I'd like it to be able to work no >> matter what OS is used.  I googled but thought it

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dr Rainer Woitok
Dale, On Saturday, 2020-03-21 08:06:35 -0500, you wrote: > ... > Mind if I'm nosy for a minute.  I'd like to store files on a USB stick > that are encrypted as well.  However, I'd like it to be able to work no > matter what OS is used.  I googled but thought it was not possible.  You > seem to

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: > > On 21/3/20 9:06 pm, Dale wrote: >> William Kenworthy wrote: >>> I have an encrypted usb thumb drive I use to transfer files from work >>> (Win10) to home (gentoo) - the encryption and access is via a program >>> that is stored and executed from the thumb drive. >>> >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread William Kenworthy
On 21/3/20 9:06 pm, Dale wrote: William Kenworthy wrote: I have an encrypted usb thumb drive I use to transfer files from work (Win10) to home (gentoo) - the encryption and access is via a program that is stored and executed from the thumb drive. Some time back, it became impossible to

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:39 AM William Kenworthy wrote: > > I have an encrypted usb thumb drive I use to transfer files from work > (Win10) to home (gentoo) - the encryption and access is via a program > that is stored and executed from the thumb drive. > > Some time back, it became impossible

Re: [gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: > I have an encrypted usb thumb drive I use to transfer files from work > (Win10) to home (gentoo) - the encryption and access is via a program > that is stored and executed from the thumb drive. > > Some time back, it became impossible to execute files stored on the >

[gentoo-user] executing a file on a usb thumb drive

2020-03-21 Thread William Kenworthy
I have an encrypted usb thumb drive I use to transfer files from work (Win10) to home (gentoo) - the encryption and access is via a program that is stored and executed from the thumb drive. Some time back, it became impossible to execute files stored on the thumb drive.  I found I could get