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Re: Why can't I?



Oops - sure is.... I'll try to stick to subjects I know more about :)

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On 13 Jun 2001, Dave Carrigan wrote:

> ANDREW PERRIN <aperrin@email.unc.edu> writes:
> 
> > chmod o-rwx /
> > chmod o-rwx /home
> 
> Ok:
> 
>  $ sudo chmod o-rwx /
>  $ ls
>  bash: ls: command not found
>  $ ps
>  bash: ps: command not found
>  $ pwd
>  /home/dave
>  $ cd
>  bash: cd: /home/dave: Permission denied
> 
> Uh oh. Good thing I ensured that I started a root shell in another
> window to fix the damage *before* I tried this ill-advised experiment.
> 
> As for the other poster's question: in general, users need to see other
> directories, like /bin and /etc. There are some convoluted ways to do
> what you want, but you have to decide for yourself whether tiny gain in
> security is worth the significant effort and deep understanding needed
> to do it.
> 
> -- 
> Dave Carrigan (dave@rudedog.org)            | Yow! ..  I'm IMAGINING a
> UNIX-Apache-Perl-Linux-Firewalls-LDAP-C-DNS | sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in
> Seattle, WA, USA                            | the BACK ROOM of a KOSHER DELI
> http://www.rudedog.org/                     | --
> 
> > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Auke van der Gaast wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I'm quite new to Linux... I've tried everything I could find on the 
> > > net regarding this issue, but still it doesn't work.
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to restrict users' access to only their home dir 
> > > (I don't want them to be able to see or reach / or even /home )
> > >     I've already wasted half a day on just that, I'd really appreciate 
> > > it if anyone could tell me what to do.
> 
> 
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