Re: Read-only dir & files within?

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.


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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Rob
Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 6:23 AM
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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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