Re: deny deleting a file for users

From: Cameron Simpson (cs_at_zip.com.au)
Date: 05/31/03

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To: Sandra Hernandez <sandra@fib.upc.es>

    On 15:14 30 May 2003, Sandra Hernandez <sandra@fib.upc.es> wrote:
    | I would like to know if there exist any way to deny deleting a file for a user, but
    | allow this user accessing, removing parts of this file or append text?
    | We have problems in our systems because some users delete theirs own nsmail file
    | without notice what they are doing.

    Grant them write permission to the file.
    Remove write permission for the directory in which it is stored.

    File deletion is just a case of "write to directory" - specificly removing
    its name.

    Cheers, 

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