Unlock Folders

Use this script to lock the following folders: Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, snap, Public, Templates for both Standard and Sudo Users on Linux machines.

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   #!/bin/bash
   
   # Define directories to unlock
   DIRECTORIES=("Documents" "Downloads" "Music" "Pictures" "Videos" "snap" "Public" "Templates")
   
   # Function to unlock folders for a given user
   unlock_folders() {
       local user="$1"
       local home_dir="/home/$user"
       
       echo "Processing user: $user"
   
       # Check if home directory exists
       if [ ! -d "$home_dir" ]; then
           echo "Error: Home directory $home_dir not found for user $user"
           return
       fi
       
       # Loop through each directory and unlock it
       for DIR in "${DIRECTORIES[@]}"; do
           local folder="$home_dir/$DIR"
           if [ -d "$folder" ]; then
               sudo chattr -i "$folder"
               if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                   echo "Unlocked $folder for user $user"
               else
                   echo "Failed to unlock $folder for user $user"
               fi
           else
               echo "Directory $folder does not exist for user $user"
           fi
       done
   }
   
   # Check if script is run with root privileges
   if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
       echo "This script must be run with root privileges. Exiting."
       exit 1
   fi
   
   # Discover all user directories under /home except for system users (UID >= 1000)
   for user_dir in /home/*; do
       user=$(basename "$user_dir")
       if [ "$user" != "lost+found" ] && [ $(id -u "$user") -ge 1000 ]; then
           unlock_folders "$user"
       fi
   done
   
   echo "All specified directories are now unlocked for all users."

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