* Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk> [20050817 12:42]:
> Michael Prokop wrote:

> > *I* do know that I can use sysctl and 'echo >|...' but other users
> > do *not*. Therefore I need a solution where something like
> > echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep
> > works out-of-the-box.

> The only way to do that would be to modify the C code to check the
> filesystem type of the file being written to.

Ok, thanks for clarification!

> Alternatively, you might want to rethink why you want to impose the
> noclobber option on your users. You may like the option but many people,
> including myself, find it to be a nuisance.

Yes, that's what I'll do. Thanks!

regards,
-mika-
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