From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 19 14:54:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38DC837B401; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:54:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from arthur.nitro.dk (port324.ds1-khk.adsl.cybercity.dk [212.242.113.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 689E943F3F; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:53:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from simon@arthur.nitro.dk) Received: by arthur.nitro.dk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E9CAB10BF8C; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:53:57 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:53:57 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: Tom Rhodes Message-ID: <20030619215357.GE408@nitro.dk> References: <20030619144421.4edd2826.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030619213857.GC408@nitro.dk> <20030619173038.27a8c4fc.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="XStn23h1fwudRqtG" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030619173038.27a8c4fc.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: jim@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: New section for the Unix Basics chapter. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:54:00 -0000 --XStn23h1fwudRqtG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2003.06.19 17:30:38 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:38:58 +0200 > "Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: >=20 > > On 2003.06.19 14:44:21 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > >=20 > > [CUT] > > > + These values are used with the chmod co= mmand > > > + just like before, but with letters. For an example, you could= use > > > + the following command to block other users from accessing the = files > > > + in your home directory: > > > + > > > + &prompt.user;chmod go=3D * > >=20 > > I think this is a bad example since it really doesn't prevent others > > from reading e.g. dotfiles and the directory content. This section is > > targeting newbies I think it's better not to let them think they can > > "secure" a directory this way. I think a simple example with some > > random file would be fine - like the next example. >=20 > Have a better one I could use? Just something simple like : These values are used with the chmod command just like before, but with letters. For an example, you could use the following command to block other users from accessing FI= LE: &prompt.user;chmod go=3D FILE= Or something along those lines. > > > + A comma separated list can be provided when more than one = set > > > + of changes to a file must be made. For example the following = command > > > + will remove the groups and world write permissi= on > >=20 > > When referencing world here (which I think is OK) I think "(World)" or > > something like that should be added group option in the table. >=20 > At the time of writing, I couldn't think of a way to phrase it. Help > on this would be great! I think it would be fine if you changed the "All" description in the table to something like : (who) a All (World) --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --XStn23h1fwudRqtG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+8jD18kocFXgPTRwRAqVEAJ41f7jnAlkCfFYBAJBwSgK2TBc9YQCfaHdt 7zUCR2OKmcE9I6VZQE7QsmQ= =2wjo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XStn23h1fwudRqtG--