On Tue, 11 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009, Santiago Vila wrote:
Could we please move the default to 755, not 2775, like every other
normal directory in Debian? There is little point in keeping those
directories world-writable if they stop being owned by group staff.
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, Santiago Vila wrote:
No need to add configuration stuff. If a user wants something
different than the default, he/she can easily make a chown and a
chgrp.
chown and chgrp is exactly the method of configuration I mean.
Let's keep it simple: Beginning squeeze, base-files
Santiago Vila sanv...@unex.es writes:
Let's keep it simple: Beginning squeeze, base-files will no longer
create those directories with special permissions. I think this respects
the principle of least surprise, as already created directories (from
lenny) will be kept in whatever status they
Hi,
The TC has decided on the following resolution for the group staff issue:
| 2. Decide to change the default so that /usr/local is not writeable by
| group staff anymore. This change should only be implemented after an
| appropriate transition plan exists which enables system
Thijs Kinkhorst th...@debian.org writes:
The TC has decided on the following resolution for the group staff issue:
| 2. Decide to change the default so that /usr/local is not writeable by
| group staff anymore. This change should only be implemented after an
| appropriate transition plan
Could we please move the default to 755, not 2775, like every other
normal directory in Debian? There is little point in keeping those
directories world-writable if they stop being owned by group staff.
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On Tue, August 11, 2009 22:53, Russ Allbery wrote:
Thijs Kinkhorst th...@debian.org writes:
The TC has decided on the following resolution for the group staff
issue:
| 2. Decide to change the default so that /usr/local is not writeable
by | group staff anymore. This change should only be
Thijs Kinkhorst th...@debian.org writes:
I'm not sure it's entirely equivalent, as the directory in the new
situation would be owned by group 0 / root. This is clearly a special
group just as user root is a special user; much more clearly than staff
would be.
Hm, it is? I don't know of
On Tue, August 11, 2009 23:22, Russ Allbery wrote:
Thijs Kinkhorst th...@debian.org writes:
I'm not sure it's entirely equivalent, as the directory in the new
situation would be owned by group 0 / root. This is clearly a special
group just as user root is a special user; much more clearly
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009, Santiago Vila wrote:
Could we please move the default to 755, not 2775, like every other
normal directory in Debian? There is little point in keeping those
directories world-writable if they stop being owned by group staff.
The group for the directories can still be staff,
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