protection

[Soul-Sing]

may I get step by step information to do it?

rightmousebutton on the file: (in dutch) comprimeren (compress in English?): choose passwd protection.

[ajits]

what do you mean how it use ?

you mean how do you use it ?

type it in to terminal as shown and replace filename with the file you dont want deleted

sorry sir ,I can't do it .may I get step by step procedure.

[The Cog]

I think this is what you're really after:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-...can-modify-it/

Also prevents deletion.

Thank you, 3rdalbum. I had a feeling that access lists could do it, but I'm not familiar with them. That does look exactly right.

[Primefalcon]

Thank you, 3rdalbum. I had a feeling that access lists could do it, but I'm not familiar with them. That does look exactly right.

I do the same thing when I absolutely do not what files modifed, for example on my netbook I dont want a list of recent docs...

so I basically wipe the file, create a blank one and chattr it, so it cannot be modified from an empty doc

[The Cog]

I do the same thing when I absolutely do not what files modifed, for example on my netbook I dont want a list of recent docs...

so I basically wipe the file, create a blank one and chattr it, so it cannot be modified from an empty doc

That's one for the memory bank.
I also noticed chattr +a which makes a file impossible to delete or overwrite, but possible to append - ideal for log files.

[cryptotheslow]

Just for my own sanity - wouldn't setting the sticky bit on the containing directory do the job for the OP?

i.e. chmod 1700 on the directory.

As far as I understand it that would stop other users deleting the files contained within (presuming the OP owns the directory and files). Wouldn't stop a sudo'er I don't suppose.

Just asking as I'm not entirely sure my understanding of it is correct


Edit - after some further reading it seems for this to be an effective solution one would have to create two directories, one inside the other and sticky bit them both otherwise an rm -rf of the single stickied directory would be possible taking the files with it. I think I need to experiment and see if my theory is correct