Re: Read-only dir & files within?

No contradiction intended - just more information and perhaps showing why things are a bit muddy. IFS is as described here from the docs -


The integrated file system is a part of the IBM i operating system that supports stream input/output and
storage management similar to personal computer and UNIX operating systems, while providing an
integrating structure over all information stored on your system.


Later in the manual, "personal computer" is expanded to include DOS and Windows. So there are flags from several places to manage. That's all I was saying.


Cheers
Vern

On Tue, 2 Apr, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jack Woehr <jack.woehr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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VERNON HAMBERG:


I think one of the confusing bits about IFS security is that it is a combination, I might say, of U*x-style permissions and windows-style attributes. The latter include read-only, hidden, archive, and system, just as you would see if you look at the security tab when looking at file properties in Windows.


Vern, trust me, I've grokked this at an expert level. I'm saying our community is littered with antipatterns at the intersection of Unix file permissions and OS/400 authorities.


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Don't use authorities for stream files in the IFS if Unix permissions will work.
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Learn to use Unix group permissions within the IFS.
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If you must use authorities (almost never IMHO), K.I.S.S. applies.



Jack