Chris Hofstaedtler <z...@debian.org> writes: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 12:16:23AM +0200, Håvard F. Aasen wrote: >> Could default home folder permissions lean towards greater privacy, >> while administrators can adjust permissions to be less strict if >> necessary?
Isn't it worth noting that normal users can adjust the permissions of their own home directory? >> What I would like is to have 'HOME_MODE' [4] uncommented. >> [4] >> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/shadow/-/blob/master/debian/login.defs?ref_type=heads#L156 > > I vaguely remember the installer has an option for this, possibly > only on expert mode. If so, it would be good if the installer > default would change (or so). > > If the installer has no option for this, please reassign to > src:shadow, so we can think about it more. For what it's worth, the last time this topic came up (sometime in the last eight or nine years) the consensus was that enhancing default home folder permissions for improved privacy would break sites that depend on default home folder permissions that facilitate collaboration. I don't have a preference either way by the way. Best, Nicholas
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