Description of problem: most used function of chattr is +i and its not documented neither in man chattr nor man lsattr. "+a" is not documented as well. chattr +i immutable.file [root@xen47 chattr]# lsattr ----i-------- ./immutable.file Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): e2fsprogs-1.39-15.el5 How reproducible: alwways Steps to Reproduce: 1.man chattr, search "i" or "a" 2.man lsattr, search "i" or "a" 3. Actual results: not in man Expected results: describtion in man Additional info: [root@xen47 chattr]# chattr +i immutable.file [root@xen47 chattr]# lsattr ----i-------- ./immutable.file
man chattr: ATTRIBUTES A file with the ‘a’ attribute set can only be open in append mode for writing. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute. ... A file with the ‘i’ attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute. man lsattr: DESCRIPTION ...See chattr(1) for a description of the attributes and what they mean. If you think it's not enough, please propose a change.
OK i am sorry I didn't see it among highlighted options, its not a bug