I suggest this bug be reopened and that developers think this through
instead of using a black/white approach. Just look at Mac OS X for a
more sensible default (home directories are private by default, but have
a public folder for sharing files and even a dropbox).
It is little things like this
This has come up a number of times before and has been repeatedly
rejected for good reasons which I won't go into here because I do not
want to have the argument in this bug report; I have posted on Ubuntu
mailing lists on the subject before, if you want to dig up those posts.
If you disagree with
towsonu2003 wrote:
thanks for your bug report. which installation medium did you use?
liveCd or alternative cD?
ubuntu-6.10-rc-server-i386.iso
(I'm pretty sure there's a problem with 6.06 desktop edition as well)
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Incorrect permissions (home directories)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/67128
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thanks. I tried to assign it to the correct package to the best of my
knowledge. [opinion ahead:] I agree that one's home folder should be rwX
for the user only.
** Changed in: Ubuntu
Sourcepackagename: None = debian-installer
Status: Needs Info = Unconfirmed
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Incorrect permissions
thanks for your bug report. which installation medium did you use?
liveCd or alternative cD?
** Changed in: Ubuntu
Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info
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Incorrect permissions (home directories)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/67128
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