Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:26:29 -0600 (CST) From: jim@southernuniform.com To: lag@ipwatchers.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Security related questions Message-ID: <200403301726.i2UHQTd3050683@archangel.daleco.biz>
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> could anyone explain some examples of setting up a restricted group for > limiting users? using chmod and chown.. i\'ve had a little luck, but not > overall. Is this what you\'re asking for? #echo \"jamesgroup:*:5000:james,me\" >> /etc/group #touch /home/me/james-file #chgrp jamesgroup /home/me/james-file #chmod 770 /home/me/james-file Note that \"5000\" was an arbitrary choice. At the very least, it should be a gid that isn\'t already present ;-) If you\'ve never played with /etc/group before, be sure you have a backup copy before you start ... Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.
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