> No, you can't change the data blocks. But you _will_ change the inode by
> incrementing the link count.
>
> I'm not saying that changing the link count is wrong by itself, as you can
> also change the atime by simply reading the file..
Actually, that is what saves this nonissue from the "file lifetime" argument.
The owner and/or root can check the number of links and know that this has been
done, and can find where the file is linked, and possibly by whom.
-- g-r-a-t-e-f-u-l-l-y---[ email:<fishbowl@conservatory.com> ]---l-i-v-i-n-g d-e-a-d-i-c-a-t-e-d---[ http://www.conservatory.com/~fishbowl ]-----l-i-g-h-t Better hope the life-inspector doesn't come around while you have your life in such a mess.