Default security: other users can ACCESS MY HOMEDIR?!

[Chris Hodgins]

Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> Nick Pavlica wrote:
> 
>> I was thinking along the lines of a scp server that would only allow
>> the user to browse only there directories.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:39:43 +0100 (CET), Stevan Tiefert 
>> <stevan at rot-1.de> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Nick Pavlica wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> How would you restrict regular users from accessing any part of the
>>>> file system accept there home dirs?  Is this even possible?
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Hello Nick,
>>>
>>> it is possible but why? The user must be able to access their shells,
>>> configurations and so on!
>>>
>>> With regards
>>> Stevan Tiefert
>>>   
> 
> 
> You might look at MAC (Chapter 15 of the handbook).  I don't
> grok it yet, so I can't say if it's exactly what you need.  It could
> be a lot more ...
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
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Also have a look at this:
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1404

Chris