On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

> > Changing the permissions on a home directory is 'easy', but it's a
> > limiting methodology choice.
> >
> > First, are you really trying to hide file's contents, or their names
> > too?
> 
> everything.
> 
> and i think 700 for /root should be default. If something doesn't need to
> be world accessible, it shouldn't.
> Just my opinion about general system security.

My view on this is that /root is no different than any other home
directory. Personally, I prefer to keep them open by default, and people
who have other opinions can change it explicitly themself.

/root is no different than any other home directory.
Treat them all equal, I say.
If you think that all users home directories should be 700, then by all
means, /root should also be.
But if you think that normal home dirs should be 755, then why shouldn't
/root?

	Johnny

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