John H Terpstra wrote: > On Tuesday 14 June 2005 13:07, James Knott wrote: >>John H Terpstra wrote: >>>Please help me to understand how that would work. If I can modify a file >>>I can delete its contents - after all, that is what modification permits. >>>If I can modify the contents of a file by deleting it, how does that >>>differ from not being able to delete the file? Perhaps I am really dense >>>here. >>> >>>Under UNIX write capability means deletion capability. How does one >>>implement modification without deletion in a UNIX environment? >>Modifying a file and deleting it are two entirely different things. If >>you create or delete a file, you're modifying the file that describes >>the directory contents, not the contents of the directory. The most you >>can do, if you can't delete the file, is reduce it to zero bytes. >>However, you won't be able to delete the file. > > I believe I understood the mechanics. My question remains: If I can delete > the > contents of a file, but not delete name entry in the directory, what have I > gained? Please explain to me the net benefit of not being able to delete the > directory entry.
It means you can modify a file, but not create or delete one. This might be useful in shared directories, where several people can make changes only to existing files. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
