Home Directory Permissions
NoOp
glgxg at mfire.com
Tue Feb 27 19:59:11 UTC 2007
On 02/26/2007 09:09 PM, Anthony M Simonelli wrote:
> Running Ubuntu 6.10 and LTSP5. I've noticed that all of the folders in
> the /home directory are readable by other users. Why is this? Can I
> change that so only the owners can read, write, and execute files in
> their own home directory? Will this affect anything system wide? How
> do I go about doing this (chmod ?)
>
>
See:
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#User_Administration
scroll down to " How to change files/folders permissions"
A useful way to do this as root in Nautilus:
<http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#How_to_browse_files.2Ffolders_as_root_user_in_Nautilus>
Following the instructions you'll then be able to:
Applications|System Tools|File Browser (Root)
Then when you right click on the home folder:
Properties|Permissions
There you can change the owner and permissions easily.
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