> Files in /etc are designed to be readable to all processes, including > user processes. For example, /etc/resolv.conf for looking up hosts, > /etc/passwd for user details and so on. Anything which explicitly needs > to be hidden from normal users can have appropriate permissions set, > e.g. /etc/shadow is normally only readable by root.
Below is default debian permission for selected files and catalogs: drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 2007-02-05 01:46 apache2 drwxr-sr-x 2 root bind 4096 2007-02-05 01:48 bind -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 677 2006-11-07 03:14 hosts.allow -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 901 2006-11-07 03:14 hosts.deny -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1033 2007-02-05 01:48 passwd drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-11-07 02:38 ssh drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2006-11-07 03:14 network If change permission chmod o-rwx will system work correctly? > There shouldn't be anything readable under /etc which constitutes a > security risk. If you really don't trust your users, don't give them > access in the first place :-) :-) I trust my users, but I think the souldn't reed this files :-) -- Best regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
