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. - John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
