Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:31:56 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd equivalent of linux chattr (Re: resolv.conf overwrite) Message-ID: <20010412213156.A1270@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0104120452110.26221-100000@corten8>; from bill@wiliweld.com on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:53:56AM -0700 References: <20010412020442.A4314@moo.holy.cow> <Pine.GSO.4.30.0104120452110.26221-100000@corten8>
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so, Bill Schoolcraft shared this... > At Thu, 12 Apr 2001 it looks like parv composed: > > parv_->so, Bill Schoolcraft shared this... > parv_->> > parv_->> ..... there is a command in Linux called "chattr" and if you do > parv_->> "chattr +i" it makes a file "immutable" meaning root cannot even > parv_->> edit it without reversing those attributes, hence the origin of the > parv_->> word. I keep some system security files set to that so some > parv_->> scritpts won't overwrite them. > parv_->> > parv_->> Does anyone know the FreeBSD version of that command ? > ... > parv_-> > parv_->it's "chflags"; equivalent of "chattr +i" would be "chflags schg" for > parv_->the definition given above. > parv_-> > > > ..........Thanks, I always assumed that was a Unix neutral command, > thanks for the help. :) > bill, i assumed it too at one time but other way around (: thought linux would have chflags too; when i couldn't find it but found chattr i was looking for chattr on freebsd ... before i cared to read to the description of chattr. while we are on the topic, os/390 v2r8 unix sys services (w/ mks tool kit) has neither; only closest thing there is, that i know, is regular chmod ... which of course doesn't do much good like ch(attr|flags). :( - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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