Create Trash folder for items deleted by users on server

dmm1673 · 02-07-2007, 11:11 AM

I'm a little new at this, I'm running an Linux Debian Server with about 10 users connecting to it. All the users have their docs/files stored on the server. When they delete them, they are deleted from the server, is there a way to create a temporary trash file for recovery purposes?

Thanks,
Drew

wahming · 02-07-2007, 11:28 AM

Create your own rm script, and make sure it's the first to show up in the path variable. Let it move the deleted files to a folder which gets cleared at your discretion.

tredegar · 02-07-2007, 11:42 AM

dmm1673,
Welcome to LQ!
There's a SEARCH button at the top of this page. You'll find lots of threads on this subject if you search for "rm trash"
You might also want to take a look at libtrash here:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/libtrash/

You don't say what your distro is (Hint: You can edit your LQ profile), but it is probably available through your distro's package-manager.