Re: SanDisk USB stick problem

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: SanDisk USB stick problem
Date	2020-12-08 22:20 +0100
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On Tue 08 Dec 2020 at 12:41:48 (-0700), Fred wrote:
> 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!

It's a bundled gift for those who don't want to bother finding a
better encryption scheme. If you'd googled their website, you'd see
that written in blue: "NOTE: SecureAccess is not required to use your
flash drive as a storage device on Mac or PC. SecureAccess is a
complimentary data encryption and password protection application."
Typically one either ignores it (for insensitive files) or overwrites
it with a better scheme.

> > > 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.

I don't see a mount command. Are you using one of these peculiar fuse
mounts that not even root has the privilege to change (or in some cases
even to see)? I can't help you there.

> > 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.

That seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Presumably
the stick was bought for some purpose.

> 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.

It's working. I would reformat it. You're likely to meet the same
problem with other similar purchases.

https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2399/~/sandisk-secureaccess-3.02-support-information-and-download-page

Cheers,
David.

Thread

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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