<<snip>> Root has the power to view, change, or remove > every user's > > data. The power, but generally not the right. I would be > a very angry > > user if an administrator of a system I worked on did this > type of thing. > > Depending upon the context, I'd either take my dollars > elsewhere (if a > > paying customer) or make sure the superiors knew of the > abuse of power > > (if a corporate environment). > > I agree. Unless you need to enforce a written policy of some sort by > restricting access, these decisions should be left to the users. Show > the users HOW to change their own home directory permissions, > but do not > do it for them. If they choose to do it, then they can. Personally, I > believe that information should be shared, so I leave my home > directory > world-readable. I only restrict access to those areas that contain > personal or otherwise sensitive information. > > -- > Alex Malinovich > Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! > Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the > pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
Wow! I agree, however I didn't know that each user could change permissions. Had no idea it what I was getting into; to clarify a couple of points the system in question is a 'stand-alone' desktop unit, that hopefully one day I wiil be able to use to introduce my family to Linux. the home directory is MY directory that like you said I would like to keep private so that things dont accidently get messed up. Some very good points have been brought up about users rights though, and I believe users should have a right to say who accesses their files. I did a chmod 700 on the directory I wanted to keep private, not the whole /home directory so that other info could be shared. Thanks, mw -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]