* Michael Kukat (michael@bsdfans.org) wrote:
> 
> I personally also think, ~root should have 700, if user root really has his own
> homedir. Other OSs have / as homedir for root, there you just can't use 700,
> but for /root, it is not a problem.
> 
> Besides the meaning, root shouldn't store important files in his homedir, and
> he should know what he is doing, i also think, giving stricter permissions
> would make sense.
> 
> If someone doesn't like it, chmod helps. But per default, why not make it
> secure?
> 

I couldn't agree more.  Why not be as secure as possible right from the
start.

dan