[ubuntu-in] Folder locking and encyption available in ubuntu

[unni]

No, they will not. They are block level encryption tools. The eCryptfs 
that Ubuntu uses for home directory encryption can be used for folder 
level encryption.

http://ecryptfs.sourceforge.net/ecryptfs-faq.html#compare

On 06/01/2011 06:57 PM, Giridhari wrote:
> If this works for Particular Folders as well ?
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Jagan Challa <jagan185 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jagan185 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>           You can encrypt data on an ext formatted drive. You can use
>     true crypt or dm-crypt.
>
>     On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 09:41, Brian D'Souza
>     <darksideofthemoon at gmail.com <mailto:darksideofthemoon at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         I use Ubuntu 10.4 and a 1 tb ext drive to store my docs,
>         backups, movies etc.
>
>         Got some friends who want to borrow the drive. I do not want
>         them to have access to the docs and private folders. To the
>         others  let them copy, paste etc
>
>         Ant suggestions on how to go abt it?
>
>         Regards,
>         Brian
>
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