Re: File(s) marked read only?

VanguardLH wrote:
> Robert Baer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Properties of file has ReadOnly checked; a Directory does NOT show the
>> attribute. And..any program can write to it...
>>
>> Just stumbled into this. So what good are attribute (bits) if
>> ignored?
> 
> Attributes for files do not have the same definitions as attributions
> for folders.  What you guessed regarding attributes is wrong, but a lot
> of users don't know, too.
> 
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-cannot-view-or-change-the-read-only-or-the-system-attributes-of-folders-in-windows-server-2003-in-windows-xp-in-windows-vista-or-in-windows-7-55bd5ec5-d19e-6173-0df1-8f5b49247165
> 
> Any process can change file or folder attributes.  It is not an
> effective protection.  You changed it.  So can anything else.  If you
> want to block access to a file, look into permissions.  Right-click on a
> file or folder in Windows/File Explorer, select Properties, and go to
> the Security tab.  Permissions is a big topic, so I'll just refer you to
> online searches to learn.  Only NTFS has permissions.  FAT does not.
> You must have admin privileges in the Windows account under which you
> login to change permissions.
> 
   Tried, Win 7.1 only.

   Article empfASSizes folders and almost totally ignores files.
   I clicked on properties of a file, checked the Read Only box, and 
found two crappy results:
1) a directory showed no change
2) the file itself was easily writable

   Has this BS been around since 3.1 like Paul as implied?

   Now, if one uses the command prompt, one CAN set +R with the attrib 
command.
   BUT....a DIRectory refuses to show  that.

   A mess..


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