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| 2019-09-25 | 2020-02-18 | ||
| 5.16 Individual configuration storage sections can be set read-only (martin) | 5.17 released (martin) | ||
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| ==== [[readonly_sections]] Read-Only Configuration Sections ==== | ==== [[readonly_sections]] Read-Only Configuration Sections ==== | ||
| - | //In the latest beta version,// &beta you can set individual configuration sections read-only. This way you can for example prevent a user from changing default transfer settings, while still allowing other kinds of customizations. | + | //In the recent versions,// &recent you can set individual configuration sections read-only. This way you can for example prevent a user from changing default transfer settings, while still allowing other kinds of customizations. |
| Setting a configuration section read-only makes WinSCP silently discard any changes to that section, when saving the configuration. | Setting a configuration section read-only makes WinSCP silently discard any changes to that section, when saving the configuration. | ||
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| ==== [[ini_readonly]] Read-Only INI File ==== | ==== [[ini_readonly]] Read-Only INI File ==== | ||
| - | A simpler way to make whole configuration read-only is to use an INI file and set it read-only in a file system. This option is available even in the older versions. &beta | + | A simpler way to make whole configuration read-only is to use an INI file and set it read-only in a file system. This option is available even in the older versions. &recent |
| When INI file directory or the file itself is not writable (for example when the INI file is in ''Program Files'' folder or when it is explicitly set read-only), WinSCP does not preserve its state when exiting. No error message is displayed. Only when you explicitly change configuration (such as when you save [[session_configuration|site]], or submit [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]]), an error is shown. You can make WinSCP overwrite a read-only INI file by holding ''Shift'' key, while closing or submitting Preferences dialog. | When INI file directory or the file itself is not writable (for example when the INI file is in ''Program Files'' folder or when it is explicitly set read-only), WinSCP does not preserve its state when exiting. No error message is displayed. Only when you explicitly change configuration (such as when you save [[session_configuration|site]], or submit [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]]), an error is shown. You can make WinSCP overwrite a read-only INI file by holding ''Shift'' key, while closing or submitting Preferences dialog. | ||