I know it is possible to use "map archive" to keep track of archive bits, but this is not very useful if you have real UNIX users. I.e. I can't have samba arbitrarily playing with the execute bits.
Does anyone know of any attempted implementation of archive bits through extended attributes? This would probably need a VFS layer, to get and set them appropriately. If no one has looked into this is there a better/different way of tracking archive bits? David Orman Network Administrator ISU Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
