[K12OSN] Homework DropBox Idea

[Liam Marshall]

Thomas E. Haynes wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
>Of Liam Marshall
>Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 7:35 PM
>To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
>Subject: [K12OSN] Homework DropBox Idea
>
>I don't want other classes to be able to mess with their files.  so 
>compsci kids can't mess with saps files, etc.  But I wanted to take it 
>further and say that the compsci kids could hand in their finished work 
>into the /homework/compsci folder, but not delete or change the file 
>once it is there
>
>in other words I want the class homework folders to have write once 
>access/no read access/and no delete access.  So they can save/drop the 
>file into the directory, but not change it or delete it once there
>
>So after that long preamble, what rights do I set on a folder to 
>acomplish this?  You should know that each class has a distinct gid so I 
>can set rights using that, I think
>
>I am thinking, if the rights can be set like I want, that users can drag 
>their completed assignments into the appropriate homework "dropbox" and 
>they are done, and can't cheat off of, or trash, other classmate's files
>
>
>advise greatly appreciated
>
>
>Here I what I have done for a class at our school.
>
>[programming]
>comment = Mr. Powell's Class
>admin users = powelld haynest
>browseable = no
>guest ok = no
>read only = no
>writable = yes
>printable = no
>create mode = 700
>force create mode = 700
>directory mode = 700
>force directory mode = 700
>veto files = /.*/
>path = /home/programming
>
>Students can drop things but not view or delete the work of others. All the
>students have accounts on this server, powelld is the teacher, and haynest
>is me. The teacher and I have access to all of it, and we can delete, etc.
>
>I say don't make it too complex. The kids can figure out where to drop
>things, and if someone from the Humanities class drops a file in there it is
>not the end of the world.
>
>I may not have the most efficient set of rules for this share. While I am a
>nice guy, I am a little simple (and really a classroom teacher doing the
>admin stuff on the side).
>
>Regards...   Tom
>
>  
>
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is the above a samba share? or purely linux?
I don't use samba
I have not seen the veto files setting anywhere but I am no expert

Just tell me where I can do the above and it looks fairly good.  Can 
students view their own work in this directory?  Or delete it?