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HOW CAN RESTRICT THE USERS FROM DOWNLOADING THE .exe FILES.THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ONLY .doc , .pdf ,.txt files. THANX IN ADVANCE....
  1. 11-14-2006 #1
    mallikarjun128
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    Need Help On User Priveleges

    HOW CAN RESTRICT THE USERS FROM DOWNLOADING THE .exe FILES.THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ONLY .doc , .pdf ,.txt files.

    THANX IN ADVANCE.
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  2. 11-14-2006 #2
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    I would use the find command in conjunction with the -exec option and chmod.
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    Note: Typing in all capital letters is considered shouting.

    If you want to prevent users from downloading exe files from the web, then I think you need to use a proxy server like squid.
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  4. 11-17-2006 #4
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    hi

    thanks a lot.
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