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Re: ssh quirks...


From: sirsyko () ISHIBOO COM (Ralph the Wonder Llama)
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:06:36 -0500


This is standard unix behaviour.  if a user's home directory path isn't
readable by that user, they can't access it.  typically the /home dir should
be world readable  as should the / dir.  home directories can be any
permissions a user wants and should be owned by the user themselves.
Ryan

"Scott D. Yelich" wrote:

unsure if this is appropriate for the list anyhow...

You are incorrect about this being "Standard Unix Behavior". Standard unix
behavior dictates that you only need executable access to a directory to access
any of its contents. Wether or not you can read any of the directory's contents
is a different story, and *that* is what's controlled by the read bit.

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