On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Andrew Hartung wrote: > Are there any negative consequences of setting the permissions of the > entire /sw directory and contents to allow anyone to rwx?
To turn that question around, are there any benefits to doing that? If you know you trust everyone that might end up using your computer -- including people logging in over networks etc -- then hey go for it. But on the "good fences make good neighbors" line of thought, rules of thumb for best practices generally discourage this kind of thing. Why do you ask? -- Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: DEDICATED SERVERS only $89! Linux or FreeBSD, FREE setup, FAST network. Get your own server today at http://www.ServePath.com/indexfm.htm _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
