Is he thinking of ACLs, perchance? I think I remember hearing that they were being implemented in the 2.6 kernel...
Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Wilts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Way to make a file or directory password protected. > On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 07:36:09PM +0530, Himanshu Arora wrote: > > is there any way to make a file or directory password protected. if there > > doesn't exist such a utility is it possible to implement it by programs. > > if yes,any hint? > > gnupg is usually installed by default and can be used to encrypt any > file. A password is usually required to decrypt the file. > > There are no tools that I'm aware of that will allow you to leave a file > in an encrypted state and then have the OS automatically prompt for a > password during a file open. > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
