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Ladymonc
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 Unsharing changes in linked files in Linux
File sharing protocols, File Sharing Security, Linux file permissions, Linux file system
Suppose you have a file that is linked to a file owned by another user. How can you ensure that changes to the file are no longer shared?

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linux
ASKED: November 18, 2010  2:19 AM
UPDATED: November 19, 2010  6:56 PM
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Either the link is hard or symbolic, the changes are "shared". Only way is to unlink...
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Sorry I am confusing ! Would u like to provide more details…. File links with another file, did u mean SymLink or HardLink ? If possible write more elaborately the actual scnario.

Subhendu Sen
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Yes more details are needed.

What exactly do you mean by “changes to the file are no longer shared” ?

carlosdl
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