On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:17:10 +1300 Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 06 October 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a folder of files that I want to show up in my shared folder for > > backing up but I only want the files to be read only when viewed from > > the symbolic link. > > > > Is this possible? > > Make a hard link to the folder, set the permissions of the copied folder > to read-only and symlink to it. Symlinks have the permissions of the > file they point to. > > I wonder if this will work? > > Phil. > > -- > Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand > +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 027 663 4453 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - personal. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - business No. You can only softlink to a directory. ): -- Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
