On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 11:32:38AM +0200, Cajus Pollmeier wrote: > Just installed another woody machine for testing. Now I'm wondering why /root is > readable for everyone. Why not? This is a perennial argument for which I've never seen a reasonable rationale. There is nothing in the default install that requires ~root to be any mode other than 755. If you decide to use ~root for a non-default purpose, it is reasonable that you tailor your permissions. -- Mike Stone
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