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From: ajz@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (T. Tim Hsu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Appleshare File Protection
Keywords: appleshare,readonly,copyprotect
Message-ID: <412@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 88 17:12:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: mentor.412
References: <209@luna.UUCP> <866@tnoibbc.UUCP>
Reply-To: ajz@mentor.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (T. Tim Hsu)
Organization: Purdue University
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    The easiest method to keep users from changing the system folder is to
turn it invisible.  What they can't see, they won't play with.  The computer
still boots because the blessed system folder is still on the hard disk (use
DiskTop on it, you'll see).  You can turn it invisible by using the Copy Tools
from your Copy II Mac disk (you DO have it don't you?) or by setting the flag
using ResEdit (although that is such an overkill).
    Oh yeah, while you are at it, you might as well set the file protect flag
also.  That will keep users from copying it should they possess something like
DiskTop.  This won't stop everyone, since someone will undoubtably know how
to undo all of these changes, but it will stop most of them.




T. Tim Hsu					PS  I happen to be staff, but
						    don't tell anyone -- it'll
...pur-ee\!ajz@mentor.cc.purdue.edu		    ruin my reputation.