On 11 August 2020 at 20:14, elvis said: > If you want a fixed date burn a cd or use other ways of verifying the > files like md5sum > > > All of this fixed date stuff is just security theatre if you can access > the source and pretty much the same even if you can't.
There seems to be a fair amount of talking at cross purposes. There are (at least) two reasons for wanting to "lock" against changing txns before some specified date: 1. To freeze the file for audit/regulatory purposes 2. To prevent accidental unwanted "backdating" of changes Gnucash's mechanism is well suited to (2) but completely useless for (1). Conversely, your suggestion is well suited to (1) but completely useless for (2). This whole discussion rears its ugly head at (ir-)regular intervals and perhaps should be in a FAQ document somewhere. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
