D-Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Home dirs should have "711" as the permissions (owner > read-write-execute group and world execute only). I just checked on > my system (I am really the only user right now) and the perms are 755 > (actually I'm not sure what the 's' in the 010 column is (group > execute)).
The s in the group execute means that the sgid bit is set on the directory. That means that all files created under that directory will be owned by the same group that owns the directory. Without the sgid bit, the files would be owned by your primary group. > I think this is a bug in adduser/useradd (whichever one is the > Debian-specific) and should be fixed. $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=text adduser Adduser ------- Normally, home directories can be viewed by all users on the system. If you want to increase the security/privacy on your system, you might want your home directories only readable by the user. If you are unsure, answer yes to enable system wide readable home directories. This will only affect home directories of users added with the adduser program later. Do you want system wide readable home directories? yes $ dpkg --status adduser | grep -i version Version: 3.37 Cheers, -- Dave Carrigan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | Yow! I'll clean your ROOM!! I UNIX-Apache-Perl-Linux-Firewalls-LDAP-C-DNS | know some GOOD stories, too!! Seattle, WA, USA | All about ROAD Island's, HUSH http://www.rudedog.org/ | Puppies, and how LUKE finds GOLD | on his LAND!!
