[expert] permissions on swap partitions
Hello, These messages appear in syslog at boot time: swapon: warning: /dev/hda2 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested swapon: warning: /dev/hdc1 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested swapon: warning: /dev/hdc2 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested Here are their entries in /etc/fstab: # mount fs #device point type #-- - /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults0 0 /dev/hdc1 swap swap defaults0 0 /dev/hdc2 swap swap defaults0 0 Should I change column 4 to "defaults,mode=0600"? Sincerely, Ron -- 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 +--+ | Ron Johnson, Jr.Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA WWW : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | Most overused words: feel, cool/kewl, fun, myBlah.com| | Most underused word: think | +--+ Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] permissions on swap partitions
Submitted 20-Sep-00 by Ron Johnson, Jr.: These messages appear in syslog at boot time: swapon: warning: /dev/hda2 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested swapon: warning: /dev/hdc1 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested swapon: warning: /dev/hdc2 has insecure permissions 0660, 0600 suggested snip Should I change column 4 to "defaults,mode=0600"? No, you need change the permissions on the devices themselves (i.e. in the /dev/ directory). -- Anton GrahamGPG ID: 0x18F78541 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RSA key available upon request H. L. Mencken suffers from the hallucination that he is H. L. Mencken -- there is no cure for a disease of that magnitude. -- Maxwell Bodenheim Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
