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    Are you sure you know file-system permissions and file attributes?
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Windows - NTFS
Linux – ext4


Changing file owner requires elevated privileges (/root)
YES
YES


Users other than the owner can change file permissions
YES, if they have «read permissions» and «change permissions» advanced permissions
NO


Simple users can write to a file on which they have read-only permissions
NO
NO


Elevated users (/root) can write to a file on which they have read-only permissions
NO
YES


Simple users can delete a file on which they have read-only permissions
NO
YES, with a warning message


Elevated users (/root) can delete a file on which they have read-only permissions
YES
YES


Simple users can change file attributes (i.e.: read-only, compressed… NOT permissions!)
YES, if they have the permissions to modify those attributes
NO


Users can delete a file with read-only attribute set
YES, if they have «delete» permissions
NO


Elevated users (/root) can delete a file with read-only attribute set
YES, if they have «delete» permissions
NO
	Windows - NTFS	Linux – ext4
Changing file owner requires elevated privileges (/root)	YES	YES
Users other than the owner can change file permissions	YES, if they have «read permissions» and «change permissions» advanced permissions	NO
Simple users can write to a file on which they have read-only permissions	NO	NO
Elevated users (/root) can write to a file on which they have read-only permissions	NO	YES
Simple users can delete a file on which they have read-only permissions	NO	YES, with a warning message
Elevated users (/root) can delete a file on which they have read-only permissions	YES	YES
Simple users can change file attributes (i.e.: read-only, compressed… NOT permissions!)	YES, if they have the permissions to modify those attributes	NO
Users can delete a file with read-only attribute set	YES, if they have «delete» permissions	NO
Elevated users (/root) can delete a file with read-only attribute set	YES, if they have «delete» permissions	NO