Using my device on Linux
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USING MY DEVICE
IronKey Enterprise S1000 User Guide
Using the Unlocker
Use the Unlocker for Linux to access your files. Depending on your Linux distribution, you may need root
privileges to use the program “
ironkey.exe
” found in the Linux folder of the mounted public volume. If you
have only one IronKey device attached to the system, run the program from a command shell with no
arguments (for example,
ironkey.exe
). If you have multiple devices, you must specify which one you want
to unlock.
Note:
ironkey.exe
only unlocks the secure volume; it must then be mounted. Many modern Linux
distributions do this automatically; if not, run the mount program from the command line, using the device
name printed by
ironkey.exe
.
To unlock the device in Read-Only Mode, enter:
ironkey.exe --readonly
When prompted, type your password.
To unlock the device, enter:
ironkey.exe --unlock
When prompted, type your password.
To lock the device, you must either unmount and physically remove (unplug) it, or else run:
ironkey.exe --lock
Simply unmounting the device does not automatically lock the secure volume.
To lock the device when more than one device is in use, enter:
ironkey.exe --lock [devicename]
where devicename is the name of the device you want to lock.
Please note the following important details for using your device on Linux:
1.
Kernel Version must be 2.6 or higher
If you compile your own kernel, you must include the following in it:
• DeviceDrivers->SCSIDeviceSupport-><*>SCSICDROMSupport
• DeviceDrivers-><*> Support for Host-side USB
• DeviceDrivers-><*> USB device filesystem
• DeviceDrivers-><*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support
• DeviceDrivers-><*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support
• DeviceDrivers-><*> USB Mass Storage Support
The kernels that are included by default in most major distributions already have these features, so if you are
using the default kernel that comes with a supported distribution you do not need to take any other action.
Also, on 64-bit Linux systems the 32-bit libraries must be installed in order to run the
ironkey.exe
program.
Consult the distribution’s help resources for assistance and more information.
2.
Mounting problems
• Make sure you have permissions to mount external SCSI and USB devices
• Some distributions do not mount automatically and require the following command to be run:
mount /dev/<name of the device> /media/<mounted device name>
• The name of the mounted device varies depending on the distribution. The names of the devices
can be discovered by running:
ironkey.exe --show
