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How can I make it so that I can modify the files on a network share (client: linux, ubuntu 9.10, network share server: windows 7), or create new files on it, but not delete? Or at least make it so that I have to authenticate or confirm a deletion of files on that share?

I accidentally deleted a video on a network share that I didn't intend to. I was able to recover the file, but I would like to prevent this from happening again.

If I could simply change the behavior of nautilus to require a confirmation, or a key combination (ctrl+del, or ctrl+backspace?) instead of simply using the delete key, this would be sufficient.

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I suspect this is hard since editing a file and saving it is the same as deleting the original and saving the new file with the same name. I think your best bet is to modify nautilus behaviour to disable the Del key when necessary. But even this might be hard since nautilus may not know (or care) whether the current file is in a local hdd or a network share. – Nifle Mar 7 '10 at 14:52
How do I do this? I would now simply like to globally change the key from the delete key to a key combination. – Alex Mar 7 '10 at 18:15
Don't know, it depends on your window manager. Most *nix window managers have utilities to remap keys globally. My suggestion is that you ask a new question on how to do that. – Nifle Mar 7 '10 at 19:25
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