jacksond@ogre (Richard Jackson (Bmg)) (12/12/90)
We have a file that has been marked -RO S X (Read Only, Shareable, Execute Only) The X attribute according to the system is a "permanent" attribute. Is there anyway around this flag? Person was trying to solve a problem reading the file (I/O Error Reading Network File). I'll be taking the system down tonight for backup and will rebuild bindery and see what I can do in this regard. This is on a NW 286 SFT 2.15 server. I either need to change this or beable to delete the file so I can either reinstall or restore from tape. Any help would be appreaciated. Thanks in advance. Richard -- ----------Richard M. Jackson-----jacksond@cica.cica.indiana.edu---------- ---P.O.Box 1322---Bloomington, IN--47402--Wk(812)-339-1444-Ext.-251--- --Disclaimer: Someone Else Claim These Words! Surely You Jest?--
randy@zeppelin.gsfc.nasa.gov (Randy Barth) (12/12/90)
The only thing you can do with a execute-only file *is* delete it. If you log in with rights to delete in that directory you can del it like any other file. BTW, you should create a separate directory with backup copies of all your execute-only files that end-users can't get at or keep copies on other media (floppies or whatever) because you can't do anything with the execute-only copy except execute it or delete it. You probably won't be able to restore it from tape either. -Randy Barth, Washington DC