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From: cfrank@cacofonix.cs.uoregon.edu (Christian Frank)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Copy protection under Netware
Summary: Execute only attribute is in the filer
Keywords: copy protection novell netware
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.201256.2025@cs.uoregon.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 91 20:12:56 GMT
References: <1991Jun28.171404.18405@midway.uchicago.edu>
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In article <1991Jun28.171404.18405@midway.uchicago.edu> you write:
>I maintain a directory of publicly accessible utilities on our network.
>I would like for it to be possible for users to be able to run these
>programs, but not copy them elsewhere.  I.e., the eqv of setting the X
>bit (only) under Unix.
>
>I assume this is a common problem, and I think newer versions of Netware
>(we are running 2.15) may in fact have this built-in, but I was
>wondering if there was any way to accomplish it under the version we are
>running.
>[possible way to achive this deleted]
>	(Another fine mess brought to you by valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu)

In fact there is an execute only attribute for files (i.e. not for directories) 
in Netware 2.x. You can only find it in the FILER utility under FILE ATTRIBUTES.
The effect is that if you set it nobody will be able to read that file, it can only 
be executed or deleted. Note that this attribute can not be removed by anyone (not
even the supervisor) (as far as I know), so you will need to keep an unprotected 
copy around somewhere in a protected directory.

Christian

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