Re: User account permissions

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 03:51:42PM +1000, Kevlar wrote:
> Is it possible to set up user accounts for a workstation that allows
> the user to only view files and folders within their home dir
> (/home/user). So that if they tried to use a file manager such as
> nautilus to view / or /stuff, they would not be able to?

I don't think it's possible, and it's inadvisable anyway, because mere
mortals need to be able to read files like /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts,
/etc/profile, /var/spool/mail/, and many more.

Any files that should not be read by mere mortals, such as
/var/log/messages, /etc/sudoers, and /etc/shadow already have
permissions set to prevent that.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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