Subject: Re: /root permissions
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/14/2003 12:45:01
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net> writes:
> > Subject: /root permissions
> >
> > Hi,
> > why has /root directory permissions 0755 after installation? it is correct,
> > that anybody can read root's files?
> no. i don't know why you have 0755.

He has 0755 because that's the standard we ship with. See
/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist

> change to 0700

Why bother? It isn't a security issue.

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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com