Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 21:15:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NEW FEATURE.. RFC will commit unless.... Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970525211516.28807J-100000@mail.cdsnet.net> In-Reply-To: <199705260138.SAA25070@freefall.freebsd.org>
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I think this would be great, especially when you want to keep certain files/dirs in the directories of customers that they can't remove. On Sun, 25 May 1997, Julian Elischer wrote: > > I would like feedback on a new feature I want to add to the > filesystem code. > > In addition to the immutible and append flags, we at whistle are > using a flag NOUNLINK > > The action of this flag is to allow the file or dir in question > to be modified in any way but never deleted. > > > There are several places we find this to be of use.. > but the basic usage is to ensure that a particular > skeleton of directories and files remains untouched, even while allowing > new files to be added and deleted TO that hierarchy, and while allowing > some users administrative privs in that hierarchy. > > > The changes are simple and easy to follow. > I can forward them to anyone for inspection. I will also put them > on ref.tfs.com /incoming/NOUNLINK. > these are relative to 2.2 as that is what we are using in production, > however I will commit them to -current if I get no violent objections. > > I would ALSO like to add them to 2.2 as they can easily be shown to be > non interfering to any file without the new flag set, and that all conditionals > affected, are such that this is an entirely new behaviour and 100% compatible > for allpeople not using this feature. > > comments? > > tomatoes? > potatoes? > > julian >
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