dos command for not listing hidden files

Hi,
    Is there any way to restrict dir command to list hidden files.
    I want to secure a drive. Even though i have modified registry settings to restrict access to a drive, dir command lists all the contents in the drive . I do not want any user to let to know the contents of that drive. So, please any body tell me that for a particular drive, dir command should fail.

then you should tackle the problem at the root. Disable cmd.exe and command.com totally.

disabling command prompt may solve my problem, but at the same time I lose many dos utilities.
any other idea pleaseee

disabling command prompt may solve my problem, but at the same time I lose many dos utilities.
any other idea pleaseee

describe you network architecture. If you are the administrator, you will have access to dos utilities, NOT your users.

Its a client server architecture. I do not want to let others know about the existence of the drive and its contents.In one of my applications, I have to launch internet explorer to open a document , there it shows the path to that document which helps in knowing the existence of the drive. Even though i create the files in the drive as hidden, dir /a shows hidden files which i do not want it to happen. so, I want some solution to make the drive inaccessible and prevent directory listing.

only you can have access to server command prompt as an administrator. There is no reason why a user can have access to the server to give a dir on your server! Is your application written in batch and then have to be installed on each user desktop ? If you want to restrict user keying in c:\ or equivalent at the URL text box of internet explorer, you can set those using global policies to restrict displaying drive information, or do some tweaking. Its been so long since i did that, so search internet for the exact method.

gh0std0g

The way it sound to me is that the OP is not the administrator and is trying to hide something. I may be wrong but I would proceed with extreme caution.


Divyap,

Are you the administrator of this network?

no, I am not the administrator.
I have an application that creates a drive and I want to prevent access to it.
   

no, I am not the administrator.
I have an application that creates a drive and I want to prevent access to it.
   

Sorry but you need to contact your network administrators and discuss this with them. They can take care of this problem for you.

How can an administrator prevent access to a drive to all the users?

How can an administrator prevent access to a drive to all the users?

you can ask your administrator.

Preventing access to a drive by all users is really quite simple.

disconnect it.

Hello

Hello

Is there any way to restrict dir command to list hidden files.

Not really, but you can ensure that hidden files are listed by setting the dircmd environment variable.

Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Environment Variables. Create
the system variable "DIRCMD" and assign a value of /a or /a:h

Note: dircmd parameters can be overridden on the command line but this might prove helpful.

Good luck. 

C:\>attrib  /?
Displays or changes file attributes.


C:\>attrib  +H  *.*

( set the +H  attrib for all files on that drive )

i bet you didn't test it out whether this is workable.

Hello

I did test test attrib +H *.*  for all files in one folder.  It did work. The dir command will not list the files while the files are hidden.

then try this

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dir /AH


Insult, browbeat and harass the OP (Original Poster ) .  Is this SOP ( standard operating procedure )  for Computer Hope?

How did we insult, browbeat or harass the OP?

It is not SOP to help some one do something that they shouldn't be doing either. In this case the OP is trying to hide something on a network that he is not the administrator of. If he needs this hidden he needs to go to the administrator and discuss the problem with them. If they decide to help that is their business.

We are not here to help circumvent, bypass, or other wise help some one do something that their network administrators will not allow.

Hello

Hello

Hello.

Not really, but you can ensure that hidden files are listed by setting the dircmd environment variable.

Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Environment Variables. Create
the system variable "DIRCMD" and assign a value of /a or /a:h

Note: dircmd parameters can be overridden on the command line but this might prove helpful.

Good luck. 

Thank you very much.

i bet you didn't test it out whether this is workable.

Even after changing the attributes of file to be hidden, dir /a lists all the hidden files in that directory. My requirement is not to have listing of the hidden files in any manner.

Divyap,

Why can't you get your network administrators to help you do this? If it is because you don't want them to know about it then we can't help you.

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Why can't you get your network administrators to help you do this? If it is because you don't want them to know about it then we can't help you.


mroilfield,
               as you are thinking that I am hiding something from my network administrator.There is nothing like that.

                I am actually developing a security application that creates a ramdisk. Contents in that ramdisk need to be secured. And you might be knowing that ramdisk is not a physical drive whereas it acts as a physical drive. This drive can be mounted as well as unmounted. While it is mounted, sometimes there is a possibility for unauthorized users to get into the system and get the directory listing of that drive which I do not want. Thats it. I am not doing anything wrong as you are having an impression on me.

                It is my application requirement and what is required is bcoz f this application, ordinary functioning of the system should not be lost. My administrator itself wants it to be protected.....

I am actually developing a security application that creates a ramdisk.

... You are a professional developer yet you have to trawl the web for help forums?