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Re: XDMCP security?



At 06:16 PM 23.9.96 +0200, Ira Abramov wrote:
>> > > A user has the privilege to rename a root owned file or directory
>> > > inside a directory (the home directory here) that she owns.
>> > 
>> > not if root chmods is 000
>> 
>> As long as a directory is owned by a user, he can delete any file 
>> there, that is, if he can log in :-)
>
>oops... my mistake. he owns the directory :-)

        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. 

        - Adi Stav 


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