On Wed, 07 Aug 2002, Pedro Larroy wrote: > On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 11:39:02PM +0200, Peter Palfrader wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Thomas -Balu- Walter wrote: > > > > > # ls -lad /root/ > > > drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Jul 31 18:25 /root/ > > > > > > I wonder if /root/ shouldn't be accessible by root only per default? But > > > in which package can I find this one? Should I make a bug-report or do > > > you think this is normal? (It might be some kind of SuSE-remembrance > > > from earlier days ;) > > > > This is not the first time this comes up. > > > > short version: /root 755 is no security risk and it wont get changed > > either. If you want, set it to 0700 on your box. > > long version: search the list archives (both -user and -devel will have > > some hits I guess). > > IMHO at least it should be noticed somewhere in the instalation or > something. Specially when it used to be 750 and there may be sensible > data there. It never (to my little knowledge) used to be 750 and upgrades don't change it anyway. yours, peter -- PGP signed and encrypted | .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** messages preferred. | : :' : The universal | `. `' Operating System http://www.palfrader.org/ | `- http://www.debian.org/
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