locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
/var/cache/locate/locatedb is world readable. Is this the correct default? Can it be made so only certain users have file-level access to it? (In Redhat there's 'slocate' group and the locate command is setgid to that group.) Regards, dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
1489507 Jan 7 06:29 locatedb lusig1:~# On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:44:46 +0700, David Garamond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: /var/cache/locate/locatedb is world readable. Is this the correct default? Can it be made so only certain users have file-level access to it? (In Redhat there's 'slocate' group

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
David Garamond wrote: /var/cache/locate/locatedb is world readable. Is this the correct default? Can it be made so only certain users have file-level access to it? (In Redhat there's 'slocate' group and the locate command is setgid to that group.) Sorry, a followup question. I deleted /etc

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread Carl Fink
On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 04:33:45PM +0700, David Garamond wrote: Sorry, a followup question. I deleted /etc/cron.daily/find several days ago. How do I get it back? Reinstalling the findutils package (using synaptic) doesn't bring it back. Do I have to purge and install? Have you tried

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread Jon Dowland
On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 04:30:01PM +0700, David Garamond wrote: I think you think I said 'world writable'? I don't want normal users to be able to _read_ that file (unless through the locate command, which will not allow other users' files from being printed). Ah, a top-post to a message

OT: Replying to top-post (Re: locatedb is world readable)

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
Jon Dowland wrote: On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 04:30:01PM +0700, David Garamond wrote: I think you think I said 'world writable'? I don't want normal users to be able to _read_ that file (unless through the locate command, which will not allow other users' files from being printed). Ah, a top-post

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
Carl Fink wrote: On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 04:33:45PM +0700, David Garamond wrote: Sorry, a followup question. I deleted /etc/cron.daily/find several days ago. How do I get it back? Reinstalling the findutils package (using synaptic) doesn't bring it back. Do I have to purge and install? Have you

Re: OT: Replying to top-post (Re: locatedb is world readable)

2005-01-07 Thread Kent West
David Garamond wrote: Jon Dowland wrote: Ah, a top-post to a message posted off-list. D-u is getting to be as readable as work email :-) Yeah, sorry about the off-list thing. However, I always thought the proper (polite?) way to reply to a top-post is by another top-post? I can see the logic in

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread Kent West
David Garamond wrote: Sorry, a followup question. I deleted /etc/cron.daily/find several days ago. How do I get it back? Reinstalling the findutils package (using synaptic) doesn't bring it back. Do I have to purge and install? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk apt-file search /etc/cron.daily/find

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread CW Harris
On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 08:29:55AM -0600, Kent West wrote: David Garamond wrote: Sorry, a followup question. I deleted /etc/cron.daily/find several days ago. How do I get it back? Reinstalling the findutils package (using synaptic) doesn't bring it back. Do I have to purge and install?

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread Alexander Schmehl
* David Garamond [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050107 09:44]: /var/cache/locate/locatedb is world readable. Is this the correct default? Can it be made so only certain users have file-level access to it? (In Redhat there's 'slocate' group and the locate command is setgid to that group.) Wouldn't

Re: locatedb is world readable

2005-01-07 Thread David Garamond
Alexander Schmehl wrote: * David Garamond [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050107 09:44]: /var/cache/locate/locatedb is world readable. Is this the correct default? Can it be made so only certain users have file-level access to it? (In Redhat there's 'slocate' group and the locate command is setgid