also sprach ANDREW PERRIN (on Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:48:29AM -0400): > chmod o-rwx / > chmod o-rwx /home > chgrp root / > chgrp root /home
at which point you won't be able to access even your homedirectory anymore. na, you need the x right on directories higher up the hierarchy from where you want to be. ideally, you could remove the r right of all directories but the home dir, then the user could chdir into them, but could not obtain listings. you don't want to block everything because every user needs /bin and /usr/bin stuff as well as /lib, /usr/lib, /tmp, and many other directories below /usr. consider again. *why* do you want to do this? martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "it usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -- mark twain