Default permissions

Hi,

For my R0.02, sharing files is far better managed by having a "public"
folder outside the home directory, and mapping it in (via symlinks,
etc).  That accomplishes the same effect (being able to share files,
etc.) without having to resort to having everything world-readable.

That way its obvious to the user where the "public" files go, and also
that other files _are_ hidden.

Brad

On 10/21/05, John Nilsson <john at milsson.nu> wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 10:00 +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 02:35:54PM -0700, George Farris wrote:
> > > Having /home permissions be other than 0700 is a no no IMHO.  It always
> > > has been on UNIX systems.
> >
> > No, it really hasn't! The ability for users to conveniently share files
> > has always come first in Unix.
>
> Even so, the implications of having to explicitly allow access to stuff
> you want to share is far less than the implications of unknowingly
> sharing stuff you thought was safe...
>
> Regards,
> John
>
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