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08-14-2007, 04:31 AM
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Prevent access to root folder
How do I stop users from entering the root home folder?
I would sooner not have standard users not poking around in there.
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08-14-2007, 05:10 AM
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Location: Hyderabad, India
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by default no standard user is allowed to enter the root folder.
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08-14-2007, 06:23 AM
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I created a standard user and managed to browse and read a script in the root's folder?
Im using arch linux.
I just tested this on a hosted shell which is running FreeBSD and I too as a standard user can view the contents of the root folder.
Last edited by ]SK[; 08-14-2007 at 06:25 AM.
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08-14-2007, 06:26 AM
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Fargo, ND
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By root folder do you mean /root or /?
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08-14-2007, 06:35 AM
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/root
<Guff to fill maximum 10 character limit>
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08-14-2007, 06:38 AM
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Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Annapolis, MD
Distribution: Arch/XFCE
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This should do it:
chmod 700 /root
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08-14-2007, 06:48 AM
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Yep works great. Thanks.
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