Device Usage (Linux environment)
With the various distributions of Linux available today, the 'look and feel' of their interfaces may vary
from one version to the next. However, the general command set used in the terminal application is very
similar and can be referenced in the Linux instructions that follow. The screenshot examples in this section
were created in a 64-bit environment.
Certain distributions of Linux will require super-user (root) privileges in order to execute the D500S commands
properly in the terminal application window.
Important Notes before proceeding:
1.)
D500S does not support Device initialization on Linux and will need to be set up and configured on a
supported Windows or macOS system before the drive can be used on a Linux machine.
2.)
Linux login only supports the use of Complex passwords. Passphrase password login is not supported for
Linux login.
3.)
D500S feature support on Linux is limited. Features such as One-Time Recovery password, Crypto-Erase
Password, Admin/User password resets and toggling read-only mode are not supported on Linux.
The D500S Comes with 4 commands that can be used in Linux:
Shows the 'About D500S' Info.
Ikd500s_about
Allows you to login to the drive.
Ikd500s_login
Allows you to safely and securely logout of the D500S drive.
Ikd500S_logout
Performs a device crypto-erase and resets the drive to an out of box state, permanently
Ikd500S_resetdevice
deleting all data and files stored on the drive.
NOTE: To execute these commands, you must open a "Terminal" application window and navigate to the folder
where each of the files exist. Each command must be preceded by the following two characters: './' (a period
and a forward slash.)
Example of how to navigate to the IronKey Linux Commands path:
For 32 bit Linux Users:
For 64 bit Linux Users:
Open a "Terminal" application window and change the current directory to
/media/ubuntu/IRONKEY/linux/linux32$ by typing the following command at the
prompt:
cd /media/ubuntu/IRONKEY/linux/linux32 (and then press ENTER.)
Open a "Terminal" application window and change the current directory to
/media/ubuntu/IRONKEY/linux/linux64$ by typing the following command at the
prompt:
cd /media/ubuntu/IRONKEY/linux/linux64 (and then press ENTER.)
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