Anton Aylward wrote:
On 07/07/2014 11:32 AM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
folders. For single user system not much of a problem BUT once you allow multiple people to login to the same machine be careful, very careful.
That used to be ALL Unix users.... and drwxr-xr-x was just fine, and continues to be. All you have to do is explain the concept of permissions to users, and show them how to modify their permissions as needed.
Years ago I recall a meeting where the sysadmin mentioned that he had stored backup copies of the generated a distributed private keys in a file in his own home directory. There was a hush at the table and all eyes turned towards him. I reminded me of a scene in 'A Few Just Men'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hopNAI8Pefg at 1:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7EksvnO9hI at 5:37
Yes the file was world readable; no the sysadmin was no dismissed.
An admin who doesn't know to use (and how to use) chmod???? Wow.... just wow.... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org