On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 11:54:34AM -0400, Xin Zhao wrote: > Why not simply unset the write bit for all three groups of users? > That seems to be enough to prevent file modification. > > Immutable seems to only add one more protection level in case of > misconfiguration on standard access right bits. Is that right?
With immutable, even root cannot modify the file accidentely. It is very useful for critical configuration files. Willy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
