Re: What are proper permissions for home directory?

["Owen Townend" <owen.townend@gmail.com>]

On 21/04/2008, Dylan Garrett <dylan.garrett@gmail.com> wrote:

So apparently some script I ran decided that it would be ok to modify the permissions of my home directory. I now get an occasional "unsafe permissions" warning referring to config files in my home directory when I run certain apps such as gpg or when I log in through gdm. What should the permissions of the files in my home directory be?

Hey,
  The default is 755 though it is common to use 750 for a little privacy.
  IIRC the warning displays if you have the write bit set for anyone but you.
 
cheers,
Owen.