At 11:03 AM 1/21/2002, you wrote: >On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 07:54:03PM +0100, eim wrote: > > > > Why has Debian choosen to let users access root's home ? > >Why not? Debian doesn't put any sensitive files there. In fact, it >doesn't put anything notable there at all.
There is at least one package in Debian that requires you to put sensitive information in /root. The mysql server package needs you to have a .my.cnf in the /root if you want the logs to rotate. The my.cnf contains the clear text version of the root password to the database. ---- Cut from /etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server # If the root user has a password you have to create a # /root/.my.cnf configuration file with the following # content: ---- > > Let me say I "chmod 0700 /root", will I encounter any > > problems through some anacrom jobs or anything else ? >Since nothing important is installed in /root, there should be no >problems with denying access. I have changed /root to 0700 on all my installations because I am running mysql server. It hasn't broken anything. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
