John Hasler wrote: > Shams Fantar writes: > >> My purpose beeing that local users can't access/read any file which isn't >> in their own home directory. >> > > Then they would not be able to run any programs. What are you trying to > achieve? You can easily arrange for them not to be able to access each > other's files. >
Just to complement, even if you give access to /bin, /usr/bin and other places where there are programs, these programs may need other files to work, sometimes even system files. The innocent 'ls', for example, needs access to /etc/passwd in order to map numerical user ids to their names in long listings. -- Stellar rays prove fibbing never pays. Embezzlement is another matter. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://move.to/hpkb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]