Re: Bug#398793: [Adduser-devel] Bug#398793: adduser: Non system wide readable (home) directories should not be 751
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> Yes, do you think 750 or 751 should be used?
751 is an appropriate default for non-world readable home directories.
If you want something else, you can always set /etc/adduser.conf.
> Consider the case where a user wants an easy way to ensure that none
> of the files in his home directory are world-readable.
This is what umask is for.
Don Armstrong
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