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Bill Sandiford wrote:
> 
> Is there anyway to hide files or directories from users.  I have read
> something about a .hidden file but I am not sure how that works.
> 
> Thanks
> Bill
> bill@duey.interlinks.net
how are the users accessing the system?
samba?
netatalk?
ftp?
http?
shell?