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2002 Nov 27
6
"attrib +R myowndir" fails to write-protect my own dir
A trivial case:
executing the following DOS command from the prompt line on a Win2K SP3:
%windir%\system32\attrib.exe +R H:\dir
can't set the R(eadonly) flag on my home dirs (2.2.7):
drwxrwsr-x 4 me users 4096 Nov 27 17:59 .
drwxr-sr-x 2 me users 4096 Nov 27 17:59 dir
-r--r--r-- 1 me users 0 Nov 27 17:59 empty.txt
drwxr-sr-x 2 me users 4096 Nov 27 17:27 profile
The relevant settings are:
create mask = 664...
2002 Nov 27
0
"attrib +R myowndir" fails to write-protect my owndir
...quotes, Daniel!
The point is that each norm is only really valid in its original
context. It is the spirit of the norm which should guide us. The idea
is: you slap an unorthodox attribute onto an object to evoke any kind
of practical magic and then laugh your sides off. Who cares?
The same with Readonly. How long are we going to proselytize that the
ability to remove a something must reside in its parent container even
if the common-sense interpretation and apparent design is closer to delete-protection. Therefore this something gets the label "Don't
touch" and you won't touch i...