Re: default permissions on /root
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Sorry, made a boo-boo when I wrote that.
> > I meant to ask why were the default
> > permissions *NOT* set to 700 on a clean
> > install?
> There is no sensitive files installed in /root. There really is no
> reason not to make it 755. Everyone knows what is in /root. It is
> not a secret.
oh? what do i have in my /root directories then?
> However, if you place sensitive files there then you might choose to
> make that directory more restrictive. I advise putting sensitive
> files elsewhere, however. But it is your system and your choice. You
> can modify the system as you see fit.
where is a more appropriate location for files only to be seen or
used by the root user than his home directory?
> Remember that root is not a real user. You should not be using root
> to do nonadministrative work on the machine. Use a real user account
> for that.
yes, i'm well aware of that. and i don't use the root account
for "nonadministrative work". i use it solely for "administrative
work", and henceforth, have files in /root not intended for the
general public. i stores script under /root that are run from
crontab, and various other files.
i guess i wrongly assumed that a distribution that's usually
somewhat sane would have somewhat sane permissions on a directory
such as /root, which i consider "sensitive", so to speak.
*shrug*
j.
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Jeremy L. Gaddis
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