From kde-devel  Fri Nov 08 15:50:39 2002
From: "Roberto H. Alsina" <ralsina () kde ! org>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 15:50:39 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re:  Large deployments (Was: Experiences  with KDE-CVS at LinuxWorldExpo)
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On Fri, Nov 08 2002 at 04:45:23pm +0100, Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> * amadorm@usm.edu.ec -- Friday 08 November 2002 15:44:
> > But the problem of the user changing settings is solved via UNIX permissions
> [...]
> > then mark all directories and files that shouldn't be modified 444.
> 
> Err ... I can remove any file with 444 permission in my home directory
> (even if it's owned by root) and create my own version.

Not if your directory is sticky.

 You'd have to use
> something like ext2's immutable bit (chattr +i).

Sticky is portable.

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