On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:26:44 +0000, "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Its called 'security' You may not have heard of it if you have been using > > Windows. > > > > Mandrake runs a script hourly called 'msec' to ensure that your box is > > secure to prevent it being compromised. One of the checks it does is to > > ensure that the ownership of files is secure. Everything in /usr ought to > > belong to root. So if you change anything then msec will change it back > > again. > > If you want to override msec for this folder then you can use the drakperm > > security GUI in Mandrake Control Centre. The manual describes it here > > http://www.mandrakeclub.com/docs/9.2/en/Drakxtools-Guide.html/drakperm.html > > > > and you can read more about msec here > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php > > > > derek > > If I can add to my own post. > A simple way around the issue is to mount your drive in /mnt msec will > not > complain about the ownerships in there. > > derek Thanks Derek, I guess this points to my confusion about what should go where and what the various directories are for. I didn't know under which directory a shared file system would belong. Lee B.
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