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Subject: +a not allowed for user

Package: e2fsprogs
Version: 1.06-3


According to chattr(1) manpage, any user can set the +a attribute to
a file. That is _clearly_  implied, since for root only attributes
(like +i ) it explicitly mentions the superuser limitation.

The +a option, although advertized as a tool for normal users, it only
works for root but not for others.



-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.2
Kernel Version: Linux ohiox 2.0.27 #2 Tue Jan 21 18:16:26 EST 1997 i486

Versions of the packages e2fsprogs depends on:
libc5	Version: 5.4.20-1