On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> I'm not sure you're aware of how systems are actually
> configured. All the user directories on my systems are world
> readable/executable, and they're that way by default, not because I
> did something to make it that way.
>
> Now maybe your favorite Linux distro does otherwise, which is fine,
> but that doesn't constitute a universal truth.
Yes...well...I just realised how much I shot myself in the foot. The
only distros I've ever used (which isn't many) have had 700
permissions on the home dirs...Now I have learnt otherwise ;) Thanks
for the info...
>>I think you should go and read a small book on unix administration
>>before you go any further...
>
> I'm getting visions of a talking pot... It's saying something to a
> kettle...
And then Alice jumped out into the middle of the road and the great
teacup jumped on top of her to save her from the likes of the incoming
bunny rabbit.
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