Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:48301 alt.msdos.programmer:1476 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!nghiem From: nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Alex Nghiem) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Hiding/Protecting Directories Keywords: Directories,hiding,protection Message-ID: <27992@ut-emx.UUCP> Date: 11 Apr 90 01:49:40 GMT References: Sender: news@ut-emx.UUCP Reply-To: nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Alex Nghiem) Distribution: na Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 16 In article deen@topaz.rutgers.edu (Cinnamon Raisin) writes: > I have already though of making the directory a hidden directory, >but it still allows it to be erased. I am not looking for a foolproof >method, but something to give anyone trying to get into or erase my directory >a really hard time. > Try using ATTRIB +R *.* on all the files in the subdirectory and then hide the subdirectory. That way, the only people who can erase your files are those who know about the ATTRIB command. nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu !cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt!nghiem nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu !cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt!nghiem