write, but not delete

P

PFG

Is there a way to set file permissions so a user could read/write to a file,
but could not delete the file from the filesystem?

Many thanks.

Peter
 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

PFG said:
Is there a way to set file permissions so a user could read/write to a file,
but could not delete the file from the filesystem?

Many thanks.

Peter

What would be the point of this? If a user is allowed to
write a file then he can write an empty file, which is more
or less equivalent to deleting the file!
 
M

Mulan

Well, accidental deletions do happen to files. Also, the user might have to
use the respective application associated with the file (not always true, of
course) in order to write an empty file.

Anyway, to answer the original question, he should deselect the Modify NTFS
permission, and just allow Read and Write.

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