On 11Feb2010 19:37, ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I´m having a problem setting file permission because I need to do a strange | thing. | | I have to set the permission of the files using the name of the file. I´ll | try to explain myself: | | I need a rule that says that if the filename begins with public* everybody | can make all with this file, | If the file begins with private_g1* only the users in the g1 group can | access de the file. | If the file begins with private_g2* only the users in the g2 group can | access de the file. | .... | | | When I create a new file the system must check the file name and assign the | correct permissions. | | With normal security schema I think this is impossible, with acl I don´t | know how to set new files automatically. so, what about selinux? can I make | something like that with it? Probably not. | do you know other alternative? You could have a small shell script. Run it regularly via cron or use the inotify facilities to fun it on files as they get made. A simple find(1) incantation like: find your-dir \ -name public\* -exec chmod a+rw {} ';' \ -o -name private_g1\* -exec chmod o-rwx {} ';' -exec chgrp g1 {} ';' -exec chmod ug+rw {} ';' \ -o -name private_g2\* -exec chmod o-rwx {} ';' -exec chgrp g2 {} ';' -exec chmod ug+rw {} ';' \ ...... Untested. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Frank Herbert _Dune_ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list