Hi I am an application admin. My users have all d code at one place. I am planning to create a link on every ones home directory. But i want to know change the permissions of the link so that users will delete it accidentally.
Could you please tell me how to change the permissions on the link but not on the file it points too.
I tried to change the permissions using chmod <link> . But didn't work...
The OS is solaris 10.
Thanks,
Firestar
I assume by "links" you mean symbolic links. If so POSIX mandates permission bits be ignored.
Please explain again what exactly is your goal.
I need to create a symbolic link in users home directory which points to code library...... Users will use the symbolic link to go to code library. The permissions are needed to be set in a way that users cannot delete the link....
Users own their home directory and so are able to create or remove files including symbolic links there at their will. Your design is flawed.