Questions tagged [xattr]
Extended attributes (commonly called "xattrs") are a way to associate metadata with files/directories in the filesystem.
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What is the effect of "chattr +a" on a directory
The a Linux file attribute is often documented as applicable to files.
chattr(1) manpage:
A file with the 'a' attribute set can only be open in append mode for writing.
ext4 wiki:
0x20 File ...
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How to clone/copy all file/directory attributes onto different file/directory?
I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.
This does not work:
cp -v --attributes-only A B
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Can't set extended attributes on ext4 on fedora 22 - operation not supported
I am trying to get extended attributes working on Fedora 22. I can't seem to be able to set the attributes even on my files, but I can read them. Here's how it looks:
[jarek@localhost ~]$ cd /tmp/
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How do I get a dump of all extended attributes for a file?
Getfattr dumps a listing of extended attributes for a selected file.
However, getfattr --dump filename only to dumps the user.* namespace and not the security.*, system.*, and trusted.* namespaces....
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preserving extended attributes with cp/rsync
When copying with cp, the extended attributes are not preserved, even with explicit
cp -a --preserve=all /source /dest
or
cp -a --preserve=xattr /source /dest
The same is with rsync, i.e.
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How are extended attributes stored and preserved?
I have a small question about extended file attributes. Assume I label my files with metadata in extended attributes (e.g. to account for the integrity - but this does not matter for my question). The ...
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Difference between xattr and chattr
What is the relation and the difference between xattr and chattr? I want to know when I set a chattr attribute in Linux what is happening inside the Linux kernel and inode metadata.
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How to set `chattr +i` for my `/etc/resolv.conf `?
My os: debian9.
The filesystem on my disk:
$ sudo blkid | awk '{print $1 ,$3}'
/dev/sda2: TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda1: TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda3: TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda4: TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda5: TYPE="swap"
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Why doesn't `getfattr -d` show anything?
The successful command from which I started:
getfattr -n system.ntfs_times /media/hdd/oldfolder/
output
getfattr: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: media/hdd/oldfolder/
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How to apply and use Rich Access Control Lists with BTRFS
I am just learning about Rich Access Control Lists on Linux. My immediate objective is to give members of the group the same rights as the owner for a subdirectory tree (all files and directories ...
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Automatically set append attribute for newly created files/folders?
I'm trying to setup a folder so that users can only create or modify files/folders in it, but not delete them. I tried the 'chattr +a' command and got different results in RHEL5.8 and RHEL6.5 ...
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immutable-like flag for perms
Is there any chattr flag that would allow me to lock a file's unix permissons, and not change them without resetting the flag? The file itself should still be modifiable, I just want to prevent ... ...
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I need to make a file undeleteable, but allow it to be modifiable and renameable
I have a script that checks for the presence of a file, and if it exists, read a list of email addresses from it to send notifications. When I don't need to be notified, for instance, when I'm at work ...
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Prevent directory permission change (or cronjob to work around)
I have a HostGator dedicated server running CentOS. I have a folder on one user's account where I want all users to be able to have read access, so we keep it chmod'd to 755. HG has a script that runs ...
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