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hiwebfork wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:46 am Something like AskAdmin? https://www.sordum.org/7941/askadmin-v1-8/
PFW Discussion: viewtopic.php?p=26968#p26968
Sure thing. Other programs from this crew have been pretty good on this topic, including Bluelife Hosts Editor
hiwebfork wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:19 amSure thing. Other programs from this crew have been pretty good on this topic, including Bluelife Hosts Editor
https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2346
... I'll add this and RunBlock to my list of stuff to test.
Sure thing ... yeah, having worked with UNIX file permissions at some length, I'd probably class this as read/write/execute permissions, with Runblock only affecting execute permissions. Even all these years later I'm not exactly clear on how that's managed on Windows, but I'm very familiar with the UNIX CHMOD.
hiwebfork wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:47 amSure thing ... yeah, having worked with UNIX file permissions at some length, I'd probably class this as read/write/execute permissions, with Runblock only affecting execute permissions. Even all these years later I'm not exactly clear on how that's managed on Windows, but I'm very familiar with the UNIX CHMOD.
Anyway, askAdmin blocks read, write, AND execute. I'm not sure how I'd set them to read-only using this same model. Maybe this command line function: https://sumtips.com/tips-n-tricks/how-t ... e-able-in/ ?
There is a sordum program for external devices (Removable Access Tool) but it's worth mentioning that, since all of this is just a matter of permissions management, the only way to fully block write permissions is to put the information on an external device with the "read only" enabled, e.g. a web server or write-protect switch: