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Article #7462Re: protection bits
From: Rev. Ben A. Mesander
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 09:57
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 09:57
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>In article <27687f3f.2675@uop.uop.edu> nishan@uop.edu (Nishan Sandhar) writes: >Is it advisable to set the various bits to make a file non-readable, non- >deleteable, etc? Especially on the sys:c directory, some of the devs >directory's files, fonts, etc. > >This would most likely protect against viruses, but do programs generally >require a certain status for some of these files? > >Please reply via e-mail, and I'll post a summary if there is interest. > > >-- >-------------------------------------------------- >| Nishan Sandhar | University of the Pacific | >| nishan@uop.edu | Stockton, CA 95211 | >-------------------------------------------------- I've done this, after I accidentally overwrote a library via a typo. I've had no problems. -- | ben@epmooch.UUCP (Ben Mesander) | "Cash is more important than | | ben%servalan.UUCP@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu | your mother." - Al Shugart, | | !chinet!uokmax!servalan!epmooch!ben | CEO, Seagate Technologies |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!unmvax!uokmax!servalan!epmooch!ben From: ben@epmooch.UUCP (Rev. Ben A. Mesander) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: protection bits Message-ID: <ben.3818@epmooch.UUCP> Date: 13 Dec 90 09:57:06 GMT References: <27687f3f.2675@uop.uop.edu> Lines: 24