On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Rony Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > In the NTFS file system, under the security option in a folder's properties, > there is an advanced option where a user/group can be restricted from > writing or deleting existing files in the directory but at the same time can > be granted permission to create a new file or folder. So while existing data > on that folder cannot be edited or deleted, the user can paste new files in > that folder.
Apart from enabling ACLs on ext3, for the specific scenario you mentioned, adding the sticky bit on the directory achieves this. /tmp has this attribute set so that any user can create files there but cannot delete files which belong to others. > Can such special permissions be granted in EXT3 or JFS file > systems? On the net I find that advanced ACLs mainly have 3 options of read > write and execute. If write permission is granted, user will delete files. > Without read permission, user cannot paste new files. > > -- > Regards, > > Rony. > GNU/Linux > No Viruses > No Spyware > Only Freedom. > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > Regards, Mohan S N -- "Hell is empty And all the devils are here" - William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1.2 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
