Yes, granted it's not too much more insecure either way (perhaps more secure
in a non-standard place, as a script kiddie is going to attempt to write to
a set path.
But since the $HOME directory is in your shell path, the /HOME/Desktop is
not, that's going to also allow them to write to all
What genius decided that the users home directory should also BE the [gnome]
Desktop? Doing so means that every file and directory in a users home
directory appears on the Desktop. One does not notice it on finishing the
install because there are no visible files there. Makes me wonder how many
Dazed_75 wrote:
What genius decided that the users home directory should also BE the
[gnome] Desktop? Doing so means that every file and directory in a
users home directory appears on the Desktop. One does not notice it
on finishing the install because there are no visible files
and directory in a users
home directory appears on the Desktop. One does not notice it on finishing
the install because there are no visible files there. Makes me wonder how
many people we did installs for at the installfest are now being bothered by
this weird setup.
I do not know how
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Charles Jones
charles.jo...@ciscolearning.org wrote:
Dazed_75 wrote:
What genius decided that the users home directory should also BE the
[gnome] Desktop? Doing so means that every file and directory in a users
home directory appears on the Desktop. One
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote:
Huge security issue also. See former messages in the archive from me
related to this, ahem, feature.
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What should I search for in the
http://lwn.net/Articles/319938/
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Dazed_75 lthiels...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote:
Huge security issue also. See former messages in the archive from me
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote:
http://lwn.net/Articles/319938/
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229
Thanks for the references. I pretty much understand the issues discussed
although I am less sure I understand how having $HOME/Desktop is more
