Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UWLAX!ABTSACS From: ABTSACS@UWLAX.BITNET (Dan Abts - UWL System/Network Manager) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: Re: Server rights ??? Message-ID: <20011610300365@lax.wisc.edu> Date: 16 Jan 90 15:30:00 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Lines: 12 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-VMS-To: IN%"NOVELL@SUVM.BitNet" I flag some .EXE and .COM files as execute only to prevent users from copying them, but this even prevents my tape backup system from copying them. I keep a copy of these files in another directory that only the supervisor can access that are not flagged execute only. These do get backed up and if I need to reload the disk, they can be copyed back into the correct places and re- flagged. Dan Abts Academic Computing Services Univ. of WI - La Crosse ABTSACS@LAX.WISC.EDU ABTSACS@UWLAX.BITNET