[Bug 48734] Re: Home permissions too open

[Alexander Adam]

I just wanted to add that I was wrong with the default guest login. The
default guest login is *not* able to view others home-directories (the
other points I mentioned are unfortunately still right).

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Title:
  Home permissions too open

Status in “adduser” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: debian-installer

  On a fresh dapper install i noticed that the file permissons for the
  home directory for the user created by the installer is set to 755,
  giving read access to everyone on the system.

  Surely this is a bad idea? If your set on the idea can we atleast have
  a option during the boot proccess?

  Also new files that are created via the console ('touch' etc.) are
  done so with '644' permissons, is there anything that can be done
  here? nautlius seems to create files at '600', which is a better
  setting.

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