On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Brynet <[email protected]> wrote: > Daniel wrote: >> Same here. Really, I'm surprised that anyone is using the 'users' >> group at all these days, especially on OpenBSD. If all users are in >> the same group, group permissions are no different from world >> permissions. > > I believe the real problem here is that you're allowing users on your > systems that are incapable of properly setting the group/world > permissions of their home directories.
You're right, I should have required new CS and physics students to defeat me in single CLI combat before they could take the courses that required group handling. > It's also a possibility that you are derelict in your duties as a > systems administrator. You're suggesting that selecting a default that reduces support calls and reduces user aggravation is a sign of *bad* systems administration practice? That's an interesting take on best practices. Philip Guenther
