> The trick with mountpoint works in Linux. But that trick does not give > you the exact equivalent of hidden files as they usually exist in DOS Actually, I have used this "feature" in a custom script at one of my sites... The users have a simple script to mount their directory to a mount point in their homedir. said directory contains one file, named "unmounted"... The script simply -e's the directory. Great help that was, to be sure. :) -G -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of A.Fadyushin@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 5:24 AM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: to hide file > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Ihnat > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:08 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: to hide file > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:52:08AM +0400, A.Fadyushin@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > There is no special 'hide' property for files or directories in Linux > > filesystem. Therefore, the filesystem will always report to application > > every file in the directory. > > Oh, there are tricks that have been used for decades in Unix that will > still work in Linux. For instance, create a directory as a mountpoint; > put some files and directories in it, then mount an filesystem over it. > I believe that still works in Linux. > > Another trick used to be to remove the actual ".." directory entry with > an entry that really points off to another directory; this was called a > 'hyperspace link'. I don't know if that still works, but it's an example > of the kind of things crackers _can_ do to hide files and directories. > -- > Dave Ihnat > ignatz@xxxxxxxxxx > > -- The trick with mountpoint works in Linux. But that trick does not give you the exact equivalent of hidden files as they usually exist in DOS and Windows. In those systems you always can access hidden file if you know its name, but you can not see it - the system will not report the presence of the file in the filesystem. In contrast, when you hide files behind a mountpoint, the files become inaccessible for future open calls, only files which were open before mount will be accessible for processes which opened them. You will not see the hidden file(s) (as in DOS/Windows) but you will not be able to open it even if you know its name (unlike DOS/Windows). As far as I know there is no way in Linux filesystem to receive the same behavior for hidden files as in DOS/Windows (the usual '.' in the beginning of file name is not a filesystem feature, it is a feature of application which support it). Alexey Fadyushin. Brainbench MVP for Linux. http://www.brainbench.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
