Default valid shells and home dir permissions
Hi ppl., 1/ I'm wondering why most of the system users have valid shells by default ? /cat /etc/passwd | grep -E '(sh|bash)' | wc -l *21*/ 2/ Why, by default, new users' home directories have 755 ? Every time I create a new account, I have to change it to 700. Why it's like this ? any special reasons ? These are what I've checked on my Squeeze boxes. Rgrds, Davit
Re: Default valid shells and home dir permissions
For the home dirs try this: dpkg-reconfigure adduser. Then choose 'no'. I think that should do the trick. I am on my Android right now so I can't check it for you. -- Met vriendelijke groet, Kees de Jong On Jan 11, 2012 10:09 AM, Davit Avsharyan avshar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ppl., 1/ I'm wondering why most of the system users have valid shells by default ? *cat /etc/passwd | grep -E '(sh|bash)' | wc -l 21* 2/ Why, by default, new users' home directories have 755 ? Every time I create a new account, I have to change it to 700. Why it's like this ? any special reasons ? These are what I've checked on my Squeeze boxes. Rgrds, Davit
Upcoming stable point release
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Re: Default valid shells and home dir permissions
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Kees de Jong keesdej...@gmail.com wrote: For the home dirs try this: dpkg-reconfigure adduser. Then choose 'no'. I think that should do the trick. I am on my Android right now so I can't check it for you. -- Met vriendelijke groet, Kees de Jong On Jan 11, 2012 10:09 AM, Davit Avsharyan avshar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ppl., 1/ I'm wondering why most of the system users have valid shells by default ? cat /etc/passwd | grep -E '(sh|bash)' | wc -l 21 2/ Why, by default, new users' home directories have 755 ? Every time I create a new account, I have to change it to 700. Why it's like this ? any special reasons ? These are what I've checked on my Squeeze boxes. Rgrds, Davit Change the dir_mode in /etc/adduser.conf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAN5oe!u2bdwpowgkz6_pwrusgcqel7i+dj97cqxpu_6em...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Default valid shells and home dir permissions
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:05:11 +0400 Davit Avsharyan avshar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ppl., 1/ I'm wondering why most of the system users have valid shells by default ? /cat /etc/passwd | grep -E '(sh|bash)' | wc -l *21*/ I've been wondering this too. If they're meant to be like that, I'm forced to wonder why the Tiger packages WARN about them too. thanks, kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK7FOSS) http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Default valid shells and home dir permissions
I know how to change it :). I just wanted to understand why it comes with 755 and not 700 ? Few years ago, if I'm not mistaken, everything was 700. TRJ On 12/01/12 4:49 AM, Jordon Bedwell wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Kees de Jongkeesdej...@gmail.com wrote: For the home dirs try this: dpkg-reconfigure adduser. Then choose 'no'. I think that should do the trick. I am on my Android right now so I can't check it for you. -- Met vriendelijke groet, Kees de Jong On Jan 11, 2012 10:09 AM, Davit Avsharyanavshar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ppl., 1/ I'm wondering why most of the system users have valid shells by default ? cat /etc/passwd | grep -E '(sh|bash)' | wc -l 21 2/ Why, by default, new users' home directories have 755 ? Every time I create a new account, I have to change it to 700. Why it's like this ? any special reasons ? These are what I've checked on my Squeeze boxes. Rgrds, Davit Change the dir_mode in /etc/adduser.conf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f0e824b@gmail.com
