password protecting directories

jayakrishnan · 02-10-2003, 04:53 AM

is there any why i can password protect linux under directories?
say when someone tries to execute the command

cd <directory-name>

it should ask for password

acid_kewpie · 02-10-2003, 05:08 AM

you should be setting up things such as this via access rights on the file system, preserving diredtory ownership and such. if you want a password for a certain directory i'd say maybe creating a special user who can only access that directory or such like. better though just to restrict it's access in the conventional ways.

markus1982 · 02-10-2003, 05:49 AM

Or use an encrypted filesystem (will decrease performance and stability though) ...