X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,FORGED_YAHOO_RCVD,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_THREADED,NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <33760823.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:05:30 -0700 (PDT) From: pen To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: how to deny delete In-Reply-To: <4F96E27D.2040609@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <33732027 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> <20120423115210 DOT GC7097 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <33738191 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> <4F96DB60 DOT 4000207 AT cygwin DOT com> <20120424170154 DOT GS25385 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <4F96E27D DOT 2040609 AT cygwin DOT com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com How about locking the vnode or inode of directory? i did not any such reference but i believe it must be doable. Larry Hall (Cygwin-X) wrote: > > On 4/24/2012 1:01 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Apr 24 12:57, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>> On 4/24/2012 4:24 AM, pen wrote: >>>> >>>> unfortunately, the options u pointed and what andrey pointed arent >>>> possible. >>>> In line with the locking file or directory any commands or API are >>>> available? Any tips on implementing it would be helpful. >>> >>> Windows will allow you to manage just the delete permission. If you >>> need >>> that level of control, check out 'icacls'. Something like the following >>> may work for you: >>> >>> icacls /deny:D >> >> Doesn't help in Cygwin if the user is admin. Think SE_BACKUP_PRIVILEGE. > > Ah yes. And the OP said dropping this privilege for the user was a > non-starter for some reason. OK, I'm out of ideas. > > -- > Larry > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/how-to-deny-delete-tp33732027p33760823.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple