I want to put a lock on my App's data directory (and all subdirectories
below) when my application launches, so you can't delete through explorer or
any other program. How is that possible.
VJ
8  1848 
Hello VJ,
>I want to put a lock on my App's data directory (and all subdirectories
below) when my application launches, so you can't delete through explorer
or any other program. How is that possible.
I don't think that's possible, in the simple way you describe it.
One way to do it might be to keep your files open, but of course that may
have other disadvantages. Or you could fiddle around with the file system
permissions, configuring them to some more restrictive set when the
application runs and setting back the changes when it ends.
In the end, I think it would be the best idea if you just accepted that
your application doesn't own the system - it's the user's system (or at
least the system administrator's) and your application should, to a
reasonable degree, deal with problem situations that can come up while it
runs.
Oliver Sturm
-- http://www.sturmnet.org/blog
Yes. I kind floated with idea of file lock, but then gave it up as it was
bad idea. Just wanted to see if some one here might have come up with new
idea.
Yes also true, if they delete files and directory, its their problem. We can
only do a extent protection.
VJ
"Oliver Sturm" <ol****@sturmnet.orgwrote in message
news:xn****************@msnews.microsoft.com...
Hello VJ,
>>I want to put a lock on my App's data directory (and all subdirectories
below) when my application launches, so you can't delete through explorer
or any other program. How is that possible.
I don't think that's possible, in the simple way you describe it.
One way to do it might be to keep your files open, but of course that may
have other disadvantages. Or you could fiddle around with the file system
permissions, configuring them to some more restrictive set when the
application runs and setting back the changes when it ends.
In the end, I think it would be the best idea if you just accepted that
your application doesn't own the system - it's the user's system (or at
least the system administrator's) and your application should, to a
reasonable degree, deal with problem situations that can come up while it
runs.
Oliver Sturm
--
http://www.sturmnet.org/blog
"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:u2**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I want to put a lock on my App's data directory (and all subdirectories below) when my
application launches, so you can't delete through explorer or any other program. How is
that possible.
VJ
Don't run as an admin or power user, and remove delete privileges from the applications
folder and sub-folders and files for non-admin or power users.
Willy.
Yes that is what we recomended to our users. But again there are power users
or the computer wizes, who mess with the application' folders and then
compalin your app does not work. The we spend time to see the log and say oh
ok you messed with file system. This again takes time and tricky. Oh well
not sure what to do catchy tricky situation. The problem is this of the
shelf product and not a in network entriprise application to control what
you want.
VJ
"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi*************@telenet.bewrote in message
news:eE**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:u2**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I want to put a lock on my App's data directory (and all subdirectories
below) when my application launches, so you can't delete through explorer
or any other program. How is that possible.
VJ
Don't run as an admin or power user, and remove delete privileges from the
applications folder and sub-folders and files for non-admin or power
users.
Willy.
"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:eF**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yes that is what we recomended to our users. But again there are power users or the
computer wizes, who mess with the application' folders and then compalin your app does not
work. The we spend time to see the log and say oh ok you messed with file system. This
again takes time and tricky. Oh well not sure what to do catchy tricky situation. The
problem is this of the shelf product and not a in network entriprise application to
control what you want.
You won't be able to stop those who run as admin or power user and mess with the system in
an unmanaged environment.
Note, that even If it would be possible to "lock" a folder and it's sub-objects (which
isn't), they would also be able to "unlock" as well, and, what stops them from messing with
the file(s) before or after the program runs.
Willy.
You are correct, that is why as a last step I came here to see if someone
had done it. I think just legal documents and better log mangment is what is
going to keep us going for now..
VJ
"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi*************@telenet.bewrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:eF**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>Yes that is what we recomended to our users. But again there are power
users or the computer wizes, who mess with the application' folders and
then compalin your app does not work. The we spend time to see the log
and say oh ok you messed with file system. This again takes time and
tricky. Oh well not sure what to do catchy tricky situation. The problem
is this of the shelf product and not a in network entriprise application
to control what you want.
You won't be able to stop those who run as admin or power user and mess
with the system in an unmanaged environment.
Note, that even If it would be possible to "lock" a folder and it's
sub-objects (which isn't), they would also be able to "unlock" as well,
and, what stops them from messing with the file(s) before or after the
program runs.
Willy.
"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:eq**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
You are correct, that is why as a last step I came here to see if someone had done it. I
think just legal documents and better log mangment is what is going to keep us going for
now..
VJ
"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi*************@telenet.bewrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>"VJ" <no***********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:eF**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>Yes that is what we recomended to our users. But again there are power users or the
computer wizes, who mess with the application' folders and then compalin your app does
not work. The we spend time to see the log and say oh ok you messed with file system.
This again takes time and tricky. Oh well not sure what to do catchy tricky situation.
The problem is this of the shelf product and not a in network entriprise application to
control what you want.
You won't be able to stop those who run as admin or power user and mess with the system
in an unmanaged environment.
Note, that even If it would be possible to "lock" a folder and it's sub-objects (which
isn't), they would also be able to "unlock" as well, and, what stops them from messing
with the file(s) before or after the program runs.
Willy.
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