Supote Leelasupphakorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Dear all, > >> > >> Because we have the command "chmod" for change > the > >> permissions of > >> files so what does the command "chflags" used for > and > >> what suituation > >> I must use it ? > > >chflags is used to set system flags on files you > don't want to be > >modified accidentally - most commonly the 'noschg' > flag stops a file > >from being deleted by a normal user. > > >See the man page for more details, and also the -o > option to 'ls' (which > >shows flag settings for files. > > but "chmod 600 <those_file> do the same thing why does > "chflags" come to play ?
Flags can't be removed (at all) under raised securelevels. Most of the flags have semantics that can't fully be duplicated with normal file permissions. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
