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13-Jan-2008, 11:25 AM #1
oassword protect a folder
Is there a way to password protect a folder in Ubuntu 7.10 so no one can view the contents of said folder unless they enter the correct password?
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13-Jan-2008, 07:22 PM #2
Is it possible?
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14-Jan-2008, 08:13 AM #3
Use crypto filesystem, and learn about loopback and bind mounts.
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