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Re: SanDisk USB stick problem

From Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: SanDisk USB stick problem
Date 2020-12-08 20:50 +0100
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On 12/8/20 8:53 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I bought a SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB stick.  The fine print on the package
>> says it has SecureAccess software.  It is so secure it prevents me from
>> writing to it without running the included Bill Gates cancerous, virus
>> infested, scourge of the Earth software.
> 
> Yuck!
> 
>> fred@ragnok:/media/usb0$ ls -l
>> total 8416
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   16384 Jul  9  2018 SanDiskSecureAccess
>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8600360 Nov  4  2016 SanDiskSecureAccessV3.01_win.exe
>> fred@ragnok:/media/usb0$
> 
> How did you mount it?
> 
>> root@ragnok:/home/fred# chown fred /media/usb0
>> chown: changing ownership of '/media/usb0': Operation not permitted
>> Attempts to add write permission are also denied.
> 
> What does `dmesg` say?
> 
>> Is there any way to disable or remove the SecureAccess software?
> 
> Others have suggested reformatting, but maybe a more constructive path
> forward is to return the bugger, complaining that it doesn't work.
> 
> 
>          Stefan
> 
I have considered returning it but it only cost $6.72 and it isn't worth 
standing in line at Walmart.  If I can't get it to work I will bash it 
with a hammer to see what is inside and buy something else that doesn't 
have SecureAccess on it.
Best regards,
Fred

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SanDisk USB stick problem Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-12-08 16:30 +0100
  Re: SanDisk USB stick problem steve <dlist@bluewin.ch> - 2020-12-08 16:50 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-12-08 20:50 +0100
  Re: SanDisk USB stick problem l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2020-12-08 16:50 +0100
  Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-08 17:00 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-12-08 20:50 +0100
      Re: SanDisk USB stick problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-12-08 22:20 +0100
        Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-08 22:30 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-08 23:10 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-09 00:00 +0100
              Re: SanDisk USB stick problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-12-09 00:40 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 23:20 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2020-12-08 23:30 +0100
              Re: SanDisk USB stick problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 09:10 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-09 10:00 +0100
              Re: SanDisk USB stick problem "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-12-09 10:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-09 12:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 22:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-09 22:30 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 22:40 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-09 23:20 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-08 23:50 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-12-09 02:10 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> - 2020-12-09 10:20 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Mike McClain <mike.junk.46@att.net> - 2020-12-09 02:10 +0100
  Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-12-08 17:00 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-12-08 17:00 +0100
  Re: SanDisk USB stick problem David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-12-09 05:40 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 11:30 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 19:40 +0100
      Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 20:20 +0100
        Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 21:30 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 21:40 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-10 09:30 +0100
              Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-10 09:40 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-10 10:00 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-10 10:10 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-10 11:00 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-10 11:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-10 14:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-10 20:10 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 10:20 +0100
                Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-12-10 13:50 +0100
          Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 09:20 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 18:40 +0100
            Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-12-10 20:10 +0100
        Re: SanDisk USB stick problem Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 09:20 +0100
    Re: SanDisk USB stick problem [solved] Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-12-09 20:30 +0100
      Re: SanDisk USB stick problem [solved] Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 20:50 +0100
        Re: SanDisk USB stick problem [solved] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-12-09 21:30 +0100
        Re: SanDisk USB stick problem [solved] Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 10:10 +0100

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