RE: how to make file immutable without being a root ?

From: Dmitry Horoshih (horoshih@infosec.ru)
Date: 03/25/02


Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:19:27 +0300
From: "Dmitry Horoshih" <horoshih@infosec.ru>
To: <security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com>


If you set 'chattr +i' on you file, root still can remove it...unset =
attribute and remove :)
Other users (and you) can't remove you file if they don't have write =
permissions on you directory.

File attributes can set/change only root.
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