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Re: [PROPOSAL] (Ch.16 FHS) be more specific on file/dir permissions



Previously Johannes Poehlmann wrote:
> Yes, as local sysadmin I want to be able to place a empty rhosts file 
> (owned by root) in home directories, to prevent users from opening
> rsh security holes. To prevent the users from deleting .rhosts,
> I need the sticky bit on the home directory.

A homedirectory is owned by the user anyway, so he can easily remove
that sticky bit. Or do you have home directories owned by root and
have a seperate group for each user?

Wichert.

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