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5 chattr Commands to Make Important Files IMMUTABLE (Unchangeable) in Linux

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Ravi Saive
Oct 5, 2014

chattr (Change Attribute) is a command line Linux utility that is used to set/unset certain attributes to a file in Linux system to secure accidental deletion or modification of important files and folders, even though you are logged in as root user.
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