Ask HN: Code to edit displayed files based on password entered?

[quantumpotato_]

Have you seen a good library for editing displayed files on your hard drive based on what password you entered?

So if I entered "password1", I get my normal files. If I get "password2", I see limited files, or special files, or a different user's files.

[Zenst]

Sounds like something already covered by a operating system based upon username/passwords file permisions and use of groups. If user in group wibble then any file with read and write permisions allowed and in if in wobble group they can only read and if in neither, they wont even be allowed to see them.

Beyond that, find programs you can edit files and add a wrapper ontop to demand passwords. Once you have something you like then can expand. Can do it in shell/script easily enough, though depends upon exactly what you want.

No point in having one program that caters for your editing when another program outside those controls is just as accessable. So with that you won't want to to be rewritting edit programs.

Another option would be looking at source code control SCC systems, may be a handy repository that would enable the control (and more) you may want, also get version control ontop which raises the area overlooked - auditing. If somebody changes a file, you may want to know who later on and why.