User guide

PAGE 15IRONKEY USER GUIDE
NOTE: ironkey only unlocks the secure volume; it must then be mounted. Many modern
Linux distributions will do this automatically; if not, run the mount program from the command
line, using the device name printed by ironkey.
To change the password of the IronKey named “devicename,” enter:
ironkey --changepwd [devicename]
To lock the IronKey named “devicename,” enter:
ironkey --lock [devicename]
To unlock the IronKey in Read-Only Mode, enter:
ironkey --read-only
To unlock the IronKey with the password “devicepassword,” enter:
ironkey --password [devicepassword]
Simply unmounting the device does not automatically lock the secure volume. To lock the
device, you must either unmount and physically remove (unplug) it, or else run:
ironkey --lock
Please note the following important details for using your IronKey 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 lesystem
» 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 will have to be installed in order to run the
ironkey program.
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/<name of the mounted device>
» The name of the mounted device varies depending on the distribution. The names of
the IronKey devices can be discovered by running:
ironkey --show