Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:53:57 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: jim@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: New section for the Unix Basics chapter. Message-ID: <20030619215357.GE408@nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <20030619173038.27a8c4fc.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> References: <20030619144421.4edd2826.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030619213857.GC408@nitro.dk> <20030619173038.27a8c4fc.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2003.06.19 17:30:38 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:38:58 +0200
> "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> wrote:
>
> > On 2003.06.19 14:44:21 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> >
> > [CUT]
> > > + <para>These values are used with the <command>chmod</command> command
> > > + 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:</para>
> > > +
> > > + <screen>&prompt.user;<userinput>chmod go= *</userinput></screen>
> >
> > 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.
>
> Have a better one I could use?
Just something simple like :
<para>These values are used with the <command>chmod</command> command
just like before, but with letters. For an example, you could use
the following command to block other users from accessing <replaceable>FILE</replaceable>:
<screen>&prompt.user;<userinput>chmod go= <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></userinput></screen>
Or something along those lines.
> > > + <para>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 <quote>world</quote> write permission
> >
> > When referencing world here (which I think is OK) I think "(World)" or
> > something like that should be added group option in the table.
>
> 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 :
<row>
<entry>(who)</entry>
<entry>a</entry>
<entry>All (<quote>World</quote>)</entry>
</row>
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Simon L. Nielsen
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