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Re: XDMCP security?
At 11:33 PM 24.9.96 +0200, Ira Abramov wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Arik Baratz wrote:
>
>> > Why not have the user's home directory owned by root? The user will be able to modify any existing files once you create them for her, but not create, rename or remove anything herself.
>>
>> Let's go one step farther - Why give home directories at all, if all you
>> want is to provide POP services??? Make the home directory invalid - all
>> they need is /var/mail (sysV) or /var/spool/mail (Linux,BSD)
>
>wiseguys! and if the guy wants to keep a homepage? a private FTP
>directory? a .forward file? deleting a homedir is not a solution...
It should be easy for you to create empty files and directories for whatever your user is likely to need, or add new ones if a need for anything new arises... Inelegant but working.
- Adi Stav