At 03:51 PM 6/6/2002, you wrote:
>Today I found the following problem :
>
>As soon as a simple user or siteadmin got
>Telnet/SSH access to our RaQ4 or XTR he is
>able to walk through all domain directories.
>
>He has permissions to read and copy all
>files of all domain directories also the
>server files under /home/sites/home/web
>
>What a security risk !
>
>Only the user directories /users/. are
>safe = Permission denied !
>
>All files - except the files of the user directories -
>are owned by nobody which is strange to me.
>
>I tried to disable shell account for certain
>domains and it's users using the Cobalt interface
>(Site Settings). After that the interface indicated
>Telnet/Shell access disabled for e.g. user alfred,
>but user alfred is still able to access the server
>by Telnet and SSH.

Must be something wrong on yours, it works on mine.

>The only way out was to disable Telnet and SSH
>systemwide.
>
>What can I do to restrict user permissions so users
>are no longer able to walk through all domain (site)
>directories.

Change permissions.

>Shall I replace the owner nobody by the username of
>the siteadmin of each domain.

nobody is the computer vs root or admin
I would venture you created the directories as admin.

>Thanks in advance,
>--Dave
>
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