On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:36:09 +0530 (IST) Himanshu Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi folks! > is there any way to make a file or directory password protected. if there > doesn't exist such a utility is it possible to implement it by programs. > if yes,any hint? > please don't suggest me to change rwx permissions. > regards > Himanshu Arora > IIIT - Hyderabad > Hyderabad (A.P.) > India > > There's more than one way to do this but here is one simple way: zip -e secrets.zip plain.txt which will ask you for a password and put plain.txt inside a password protected zip file. On newer version of gnome: When you open secrets.zip it should open up in "File Roller". You won't be able to view the file without entering the password via the Edit menu. Good Luck, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
