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Old 08-08-2016, 05:27 PM   #1
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Make a normally read write folder read only with LTSP?

What would be the best way to make /home/$USER read only to my ltsp clients whilst remaining read write on the host?
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Old 08-08-2016, 11:49 PM   #2
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One option is to make it rw for owner (host) and 'r' for group and put other user in group.
 
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chmod 744 /home/$USER
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