Maybe it could be setup via tasksel for server deployment? I can see how by default this would be excellent on the Desktop (e.g.: taxes, banking information, private documents, etc.).
As a computer repair technician, it is amazing the sense of security when Windows asks the user to enter in a password. If they leave a computer with me and I am to backup their data (to soon wipe them to Ubuntu ;)), they'll call me a day later stating "Oh I forgot to give you my password." When I respond, "Its okay, I've already retrieved your data and backed it up to DVD." They become shocked and scared that I was able to do so, so easily with an Ubuntu LiveCD. However, if they had a directory that was encrypted, I'd be out of luck in backing up their data without a password. I then proceed to explain this to them and what it means to have a "password" to an operating system, not a hard drive. So, +1 for me and for all those poor souls that are migrating from Windows to Ubuntu. Lastly, I work part-time/temporary for a school board and am an adviser for a board member on a hospice committee and they would love to hear how easily their nurses and doctors PCs and laptops can be encrypted! As most are currently aware, I apologize for the dumbing down of the situation, but I thought some would like to hear real-world uses and examples on an encrypted directory. But as for the server-side, tasksel would suffice for me because if I didn't want it on the initial install, I may want it at a later time and tasksel would enable me to do that. On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Mathias Gug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 05:07:59PM +0100, Andrew Hodgson wrote: >> >> I doubt I would choose this for my servers - I may add it on at a later >> time through a command or set of commands. >> > > I think that the work done by Dustin is excellent, useful and worth > advertising as much as possible. The process to set up encrypted > directories has been streamlined a lot thanks to his work. > > However I wonder if asking the user to setup encrypted directories > during the -server installation process is useful. We try to keep the > installer as simple and straight forward as possible for the majority of > users. Is it worth adding another step to the installation process that > covers only a minority of -server use cases ? > > The question is not whether encrypted directories are useful in a server > environment - they are for specific use cases (login servers, file > servers, not so much for database servers, http or mail servers) - but > whether it's worth adding an extra step to the installation process > asking the user to setup encrypted directories for the system. > > -- > Mathias Gug > Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam > -- Brett Alton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you really need to print this email? Help preserve our environment! -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
