Dotan Cohen wrote at 2010-01-08 15:52 -0600: > > In addition to using chmod as suggested by others, for securing > > your files, why not try using encfs on directories that you *really* want > > to protect from prying eyes? The added bonus is even root cannot see > > those files and booting off a cd also will not let others look at > > your files. > > Thanks for the idea. I do not need that level of security, I just want > to open another account on this machine so that my neighbour can send > me pics of our daughters' joint birthday party over wifi! I like > having the security that if some component of this machine breaks, I > can mount the drive anywhere and recover the data. Have you considered Samba? I think you can set up a password-protected or public share without adding a user to the system.
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