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On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:21:53 +0000 Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > OK, that's reasonable. You, presumably, don't feel like trusting the > passphrase cache of your favourite browser? > Sorry, you have lost me there. My favourite browser is Galeon, even though I am using kubuntu and not ubuntu. > > Anytime I can't remember a password, user name or whatever I can > > decrypt the file to look it up. And I put that file into a hidden > > folder as an extra precaution. That is really all that I am using gpg > > for at the moment. > > All I'm thinking is that the "extra precaution" really isn't anything > of the sort - a simple find command will locate it, better to keep the > file where it is easy for you to decrypt and update. As you prefer GUI > ways of doing this, a normal directory would seem advisable - just set > it to chmod 700 and the file(s) inside as chmod 600, just like your > ~/.gnupg/ folder and contents. > OK, I have changed the .security folder to security (no dot), and altered the permissions as per your suggestion. By the way, I do not necessarily prefer a GUI. I started using computers in the DOS days, and I even remember CP/M. (In fact when I started it was all paper tape and punch cards and great big gray boxes in air-conditioned rooms.) I am quite happy using a konsole screen and I do understand that typing in commands can be far more powerful than using a GUI. When I was setting up databases back in my Windows days I did a lot of the work at the keyboard, especially entering the code behind the buttons etc. I still use the keyboard a lot when entering commands, eg the enter key instead of picking up the mouse and clicking on OK. Thanks for your advice Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html