On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 08:45:10AM -0400, James Knott wrote:
Artificially, I try to maintain a 1:1: uid:gid mapping so I can put each service/prog into it's own group, then add users to that service/group as they need or should have access. Having uid=guid for same name can simplify a mixed windows-samba site where windows maps has 1 idmap/machine that it allocates out of to uid's and gid's... spac It can also improve security. The default configuration in openSUSE has every user default to the users group and also makes the home
Linda Walsh wrote: directories group read and execute. This means every user can read your personal files, unless you change permissions.
This is privacy, not security. Just saying. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org