[K12OSN] Homework DropBox Idea

[Doug Simpson]

Could this be done. . .wait a minute. . . this a linux server or a Winders 
one. . .?
Anyway, could you use root postexec on that folder and once the student 
logs out, root postexec could be used to move the files to another 
directory that you have access to but no one else does?

The student could drop the file there and even go back and change or 
delete it as long as they remain logged in but as soon as they log out, 
the post exec would move the files. And set the rights to rwx------ for 
all files that go in there so that only the user that dropped the file in 
there could read or change it.

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tux for President!

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Jim Kronebusch wrote:

> 
> 
> Jim Kronebusch
> Cotter Tech Department
> 507-453-5188
> jim at winonacotter.org 
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> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 7:35 PM
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> > Subject: [K12OSN] Homework DropBox Idea
> > 
> > 
> > Here is what I have:
> > 
> > off of the /home/ dir I have created sub dirs for each of the 
> > classes, 
> > then inside those the home dirs for the individuals in the 
> > class.  For 
> > instance:
> > 
> > /home/compsci/user1
> > /home/compsci/user2
> > /home/compsci/user3
> > 
> > Now this worked for me last year, and as equiv to root I 
> > could go into 
> > each folder to mark.  But it took some time to go into each folder 
> > individually, looking for assignments
> > 
> > Here is what I would like:
> > 
> > directory structure like so   
> > 
> > /homework/compsci
> > /homework/saps
> > /homework/7a
> > 
> > one directory for each class, but no individual user folders inside. 
> > 
> > I want to give the kids responsibility to "hand-in" their assignments 
> > into the appropriate folders.  BUT:
> > 
> > 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
> > 
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