> > 'chattr -<attributes> /sbin/lsmod' listing the appropriate attributes > > which are shows by lsattr. I'm guessing it is set +i, +u or possibly > > +a. > If it would be so, would that really be a problem for root-apps? > Isn't the user root a Superuser so that he's able to do everything even > damaging the system? I think so!
Not if the attributes are set. If +i is set, the file is IMMUTABLE, even by root until the attibute is removed. ---------------------------------------- Corwin J. Grey Techline, Inc. http://www.techline.com Engineering and Application Development ---------------------------------------- "What does this tell me? That if Microsoft were the last software company left in the world, 13% of the US population would be scouring garage sales & Goodwill for old TRS-80s, CPM machines & Apple ]['s before they would buy Microsoft. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement." -- Seen on Slashdot