Has anyone suggested taking advantage of the security within Linux/UNIX? Why not: 1) create a group for the project 2) add users to the group who need access to this project 3) create a directory such as /opt/project or /home/project or /home/projects/project 4) assign the permissions for this directory so that only the group from #1 can read/write/etc. 5) move all project related files into the directory and adjust permissions as appropriate 6) verify that the newly created directory(ies) are being backed up as desired 7) celebrate that the issue is: a) resolved b) secure c) easily maintainable d) proof of concept for other projects
Once you've done a few of these types of little projects, you start to see the benefits/drawbacks of where you put things. Then, hopefully, you can move the directories and simply create symlinks. Brad. --- Robert Black Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > If you mean /tmp, you're mistaken. All sorts of > programs use it and it > isn't used for anything except temporary files. > > On Wednesday 04 December 2002 6:36 pm, Bill Day > wrote: > > /temp is uually world read/writeable.. but not a > good idea.. maybe a > > samba share where only system users are allowed > read/write access > > > > Bill Day > > > > Linux 2.2.20-1tr i586 > > 6:10pm up 1 day, 9:11, 0 users, load > average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > > We're still up at irc.openprojects.net @ > #linux-users > > or irc.freenode.net @ #linux-users > > http://counter.li.org #83358 > > http://sxs.daysdomain.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harry G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "SxS Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 5:20 PM > > Subject: Allow all access to database files (dumb > newbie question) > > > > > I am running database program as a user. I have > another user on the > > > same computer I want to give access to the > database file, and also > > > a bunch of documents. > > > > > > Where is the best place to put this in the > filesystem? I see a lot > > > of > > > > places > > > > > that might work, but I want to do this properly. > Both users will > > > need > > > > read > > > > > and write access, by the way. > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Harry G > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release > Date: 11/25/02 > > - -- > Robert Black Eagle > One gets wise only after being stupid. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
