Files

[tasnim]

HI..
can anyone tell me that how can i
secure a folder(i.e. it can be used only by
one person although more than one are using same
OS in the same computer).
IN windows one can replace the file with recycle bin using registry
is there same kind of trick in linux

[daark.child]

You set permissions so that only the user can read it e.g.

#chmod 700 /path/to/some/file

[tasnim]

but by that i can still access a folder or a file

[gogalthorp]

Then I'm not sure what you want to do.

You want only one user to access it??
or
You want no users to access it??

chmod 700

allows only the owner of the file to access it.
if you set a folder to that level then only the owner can get into that folder.

You can change the owner to root then only the root account can access it.

If you want it hidden then put a period in front of the name.

for more information at a console type

info chmod
and/or
info chown