Re: should not specify default group for users
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 gk4@us.ibm.com wrote:
> >Debian uses 002 and the "what a waste" user method. Having only lived in
> >this environment, I don't see the advantages of the 022 system. Aside from
> >"wasting" a, sometimes large, number of groups, why is 022 "superior"?
>
> Dale,
>
> Being in group "users" allows me to turn on and off the group bits without
> bothering the system admin. Being in my own group "gk4" requires that I
> contact the system admin to add people to my group "gk4" to create a
> mediated group access list. Umask 022 versus 002 is implied by being in
> group "users" or group "gk4" respectively.
If every user is in group user, that's the same as just using the world
bits, if every user is not in users, then what advantage did you gain, as
the sysadmin still has to do that "extra" work. I'm confused about your
comment?
Shaya
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