Comment on How to configure Debian to create new added users through adduser to be secure by default / Limiting access to other user’s information by anon.
I think it’s wrong to recursively change the ownerships on people’s files. You should only change the permissions on their home directory.
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How to configure Debian to create new added users through adduser to be secure by default / Limiting access to other user’s information
No it doesn’t work like that – try it.
How to configure Debian to create new added users through adduser to be secure by default / Limiting access to other user’s information
Old bug “/root is world readable”:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=295858
