Skunk Worx wrote: > fc6 user...basic fs question. > > Suppose I am root/UID 0. Is there a way to create a file in someone > else's (non-uid-0) FS hierarchy and have it be immutable? No rename, etc.? > > I'm trying to do a hot-plug of disk keys and I would like to put some of > my own bytes somewhere so I know whether or not I've seen the disk key > before. > > Some years ago I used SGI machines and they had a file system with a > volume header I could use. I don't think extX has such a capability. > > I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but I figured I'd ask anyway. > > Thanks, > John > not sure if this is what you're looking for, but how about chattr? man chattr: " A file with the ‘i’ attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute." -- Anthony - http://messinet.com - http://messinet.com/~amessina/gallery 8F89 5E72 8DF0 BCF0 10BE 9967 92DC 35DC B001 4A4E
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