A very 'trivial' question about /root

[Polytropon]

On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:25:44 +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> Before we might ask (via send-pr) for it to be commited,
> we should various of us run
> 	chmod 750 /root;chown root:wheel /root
> & give it a couple of months to see if problems.

Done years ago:

drwxr-x---  7 root  wheel  512 2013-04-05 21:42:34 /root/

System has been installed in August 2011. No problems so far. :-)



> ( I'd guess OpenBSD might go for a tighter /root though, as they're
>   supposedly keen on security. )

Currently I've got no OpenBSD installation at hand to verify,
but I _assume_ they still have the same defaults as FreeBSD
regarding permissions of /root.


> > if it leads to programs and daemons that
> > would otherwise run as nobody having to run with root priviledges.
> 
> Good point, we should be cautious, best if lots of us try chmod 750 /root
> for a couple of months & see if any burnt fingers.

What programs or daemons should attention be paid at, especially?



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