Re: Read-only dir & files within?

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

What are the ssh on IBM i matches for lsattr and chattr?
And I suspect finger slips is probably the best response.  There's a lot of
methods like this already discussed in this thread.

There are other attributes I use frequently.  Like *ALWSAV.  You can prompt
the whole list in the chgatr command.  If you can figure out the same
commands for open systems (lsattr/chattr) which can be used on IBM i, let
us know.

On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 9:04 AM Jack Woehr <jack.woehr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You're right, Rob
>
> $ echo woof >foo
> $ ls -l foo
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jwoehr 0 5 Apr  5 09:00 foo
> $ cl "chgatr obj('/home/jwoehr/foo') atr(*readonly) value(*yes)"
> CPFB414: Attributes changed for 1 objects.  0 objects not changed.
> $ ls -l foo
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jwoehr 0 5 Apr  5 09:00 foo
> $ rm -rf foo
> rm: cannot remove 'foo': System call error number 3500.
>
> $ cl "chgatr obj('/home/jwoehr/foo') atr(*readonly) value(*no)"
> CPFB414: Attributes changed for 1 objects.  0 objects not changed.
> $ rm foo
> $ ls -l foo
> ls: cannot access 'foo': A file or directory in the path name does not
> exist.
>
> So why use these attributes (or authorities) ... What is provided that
> Unix doesn't provide in this regard.
> The attributes for CCSID, yes. Readonly?  Why?
> I suppose it prevents finger slips.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Rob
> Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 6:23 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Read-only dir & files within?
>
> Jack Woehr,
> Look at the documentation for this command:
> CHGATR OBJ('/mylink') ATR(*READONLY) VALUE(*YES)
> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=ssw_ibm_i_75/cl/chgatr.html<
> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=ssw_ibm_i_75/cl/chgatr.html>
> It's not an authority. It's an attribute.
>
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