Disable file deletion confirmation in Lion

How do I do this?

I have (4) Macs running Lion, including a new MacBook Air purchased today. On the MBA, when I want to delete a file, I'm getting a dialog box asking me to confirm the deletion and reminding me that the operation cannot be undone. I never saw this before on the other Macs. It appears nothing is going into the trash which may explain the problem. Can I unblock the trash?

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Hi!
I try create function used for removing folders (and all content) on remote servers .
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if (Test-Path $FullPathToDelete -pathType container ) {
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paramater($FullPathToDeleteLocal)
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Thank you in advance.
Wojciech Sciesinski

Hi Wojciech,
In addition, The original confirm is reminding the folder you want to delete has subfiles, please try to add -recurse parameter:
$FullPathToDelete="\\"+("$Computername\$BasePath\$FolderToDelete").Replace("\\","\")
if (Test-Path $FullPathToDelete -pathType container ) {
$ScriptBlockContent = {
paramater($FullPathToDeleteLocal)
Get-ChildItem -Path $FullPathToDeleteLocal -Recurse | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
Invoke-Command -Computername $Computername -ScriptBlock $ScriptBlockContent -ArgumentList $FullPathToDelete -AsJob
Remove-Item -Path $FullPathToDelete -Recurse -Force
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Prevent file deletion on server but allow read/write permissions

So, I have several iMacs that are basically public computers. They will all access a shared server. The machines need to possess all of the user permissions of a "read/write" user with the EXCEPTION of being allowed to delete. As it is now, a random user could delete our entire server in two clicks. So, I need to somehow secure our data while still allowing the "reading" and "editing" of files.
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So, I have several iMacs that are basically public computers. They will all access a shared server. The machines need to possess all of the user permissions of a "read/write" user with the EXCEPTION of being allowed to delete. As it is now, a random user could delete our entire server in two clicks. So, I need to somehow secure our data while still allowing the "reading" and "editing" of files.
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You should post your question in this forum
https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/os_x_server
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The user tried to post twice the same confirmation (service entry sheet) so the system replicated the first one in R3 and the second is in error for the Purchase order lock (message class SAP-T100 message-id BBP_ADMIN 010).
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