I wanted to lock any directory with a password, is it possible to set up pin or password for any directory or file without using third party tools like cryptkeeper.
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Is there any simple (IE: right click in Nautilus) way to password protect a particular folder/file in Ubuntu? I've got a few files containing sensitive info and I'd much prefer that if/when I leave my computer alone, they aren't accidentally accessed by someone else.  The secruty does not have to be extremely tight. My only concern is that when family/friends come over, I don't really like the idea of them looking at my bank details, accounts or, you guessed it, porn collection.  A simple, effective way to let me put my machine in the hands of someone else knowing that said machine can not cause me embarresment is the sole reason why I'd like to see this in Ubuntu.
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What's the most popular command to do such things as encrypting a file or directory in terminal in Linux?
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I'd like to join three ideas into one interesting and sometimes useful feature. There was a question about using multiple passwords earlier this year, but it didn't receive much attention. I'd like to ask the question again after showing an interesting and new way to use the feature. The three original posts I found to be interestingly combined were:        Basically I'd like to login to my account with two passwords and depending on the password I use, I would get a different content in my home directory. In a way I would get a cryptographically hidden account into my system. So the question is, is it possible to allow multiple passwords to log on to Ubuntu/Linux for the same user?
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When I boot system in to recovery mode from GRUB menu, I can get in to all powerful root without entering any password, thus insecure.  How I can secure this and ensure that a password is asked every time I attempt to access root in recovery mode?
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I want to hold an exclusive lock on a file so it cannot be read or written by anything else. Is there a simple Windows tool or command to do this?   I suppose the tool or utility would implement the  Windows Function.  Note: I've tried text editors like Notepad and Notepad++ on a text file but they don't hold an exclusive lock on it.
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I am looking to encrypt some data using  in  using a specific key and  value. Are there any good function libraries or COM components that would be good to use?  I looked at ; it allows a passphrase only, and won't allow setting specific key and IV values.
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A password is always combination of characters &amp; numbers. I am so much used to num pad that every time windows start I end up entering wrong password just because NUM lock isn't ON by default. Since it's network login, it takes a bit long time to reset &amp; prompt for right password. Is there a way to enable NUM Lock on when Windows loads?
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On a sandbox VM environment, I have a setup of Ubuntu Linux which is firewalled and cannot be accessed from outside the local system.  Therefore, on that VM, I'd like to give the administrative user (which I set up) the ability to run anything with sudo and not need a password.  While I know this is not secure, this VM is not on all the time, and requires my personal passcode to run.  So even though this is not "secure", is there a way to get the desired functionality?
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On my computer running Windows XP Pro SP3 I have a folder on my desktop that is very important. How can I lock it so that I can alter anything in it, but the folder itself cannot be removed without resetting a (lock/unlock?) switch?
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I would like to encrypt my hard drive so that it requires a password to access it. However features like BitLocker in Windows will only work under Windows, and cannot be accessed from another OS such as  Ubuntu or Mac OS X.  How can I create a cross-platform encrypted file system?
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I am trying to understand system administration on Ubuntu. So, as an example, I create a dummy user using   sudo useradd -d /home/linda linda   and passwd to create the password. I check that an entry has been made using cat /etc/passwd  linda:x:1004:1004::/home/linda:/bin/sh   However, when I su - linda, I get    No directory, logging in with HOME=/    and indeed, no home directory has been created. What am I missing?  Thanks.
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I am trying something like:  set pwd = abc&amp;123 echo password %pwd%   I get the result as...   '123' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.  password abc   Is the system like this or is there an escape for such characters?
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I need to lock a file for writing in Python. It will be accessed from multiple Python processes at once. I have found some solutions online, but most fail for my purposes as they are often only Unix based or Windows based.
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I'm setting up a server for backing up my desktop box remotely. I want to prevent remote password access to the server, permitting only users with private keys (AKA my desktop box) to access it. How can I block remote password access while allowing physical password access to the server?
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Whenever I open my documents, all the folders in it are displayed with a lock icon. Therefore, I cannot delete any file or folder in it.  I tried changing the root access using sudo chmod user:directory/  but it fails. I am not able to delete or perform any file action with it.  What action should I perform to fix it?
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I don't want to reset the password nor delete it. I need to know the password. What can be done? Specific software for that? Easier way of getting the password from inside a non-admin account through Windows itself or reboot is needed? Thanks  EDIT: Also, where are the password files stored? If I get in the system files with another bootable OS, I can read those and get the pwd from it.   EDIT: I don't want to reinstall Windows, I want the password.
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I normally use a tool like WinZip, 7Zip, or WinRAR to create zip files but I'm on a Windows 7 system that doesn't have these tools installed (and I can't install new apps).  Outside of 3rd party tools like the above, can I create (or modify) a zip file in Windows 7 and request that it be password protected? (the files would contain sensitive information that I plan to transmit to another PC)*  e.g. the process I'm familiar with on Windows is to select the files, right click and choose: "Send to..." > "Compressed (zipped) folder" - but there doesn't seem to be any additional options.  * Note: I'm aware this isn't 100% secure, locked down mega encryption - just looking for "reasonable effort" to secure the data in transit.