Do you understand the bits? They work as follows: 4 = read (r). 2 = write (w). 1 = execute (x). So if I were for you, I would use 700 for /home/user, and probably 777 for /home. HTH, Chris Norman <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "tyler" <compgeek13@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 1:22 AM Subject: Re: how to find out about drives? >I have another question, I was just trying to titen security, I don't like > it when people can "ls" or see what files and what users are in my home > dir. > I did chmod 400 (a hit from google) and, now I always just get permission > denied. > What permissions should I use for /home and /home/user? > Also, is there an easy way to add users to multiple groups? > I have other dirs I want to manage access to, but would like to save > sanity > and just use groups. > Last thing. > I want to enable users that have ssh access to use proftpd. I keep getting > a > ton, and I mean a ton of erorrs when I try to config the thing with the > tutorials. > I just had to reinstall debian, and had it working before, but can't find > the tutorial that I used to do it with. > Any help with any of these is really appriciated, and my appologies for > these questions, > I have googled in circles for these questions, and if jaws doesn't yell > because he has seen the same page 10000 times, I am about to. > Thanks, > Thanks > > Tyler Littlefield. > Check out our website: > http://tysplace.the-leetest.net > check out my blog: > livejournal.com/~tylerrl > [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] > [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garrett Klein" <garrettklein at comcast.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: how to find out about drives? > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA512 >> >> Tyler, >> >> Use the mount command with no arguments. >> >> Garrett >> >> On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 04:35:07PM -0800, tyler wrote: >>> Hay list, >>> Can someone tell me how to find out what folder a drive is mounted on? >>> I have like 4 partitions, that debian made when it installed (I chose >>> the >>> second option) I forget wich one it was, and I have all those >>> partitions, >>> Thanks, >>> Tyler Littlefield. >>> Check out our website: >>> http://tysplace.the-leetest.net >>> check out my blog: >>> livejournal.com/~tylerrl >>> [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] >>> [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQIVAwUBRBypN/Q3GgYHRr/HAQptaA/+NAwNxKghS0hKbnqvEI62IsDBuG04/7lw >> PL8+jrRrbGPsIKyR5j7diECZ/DAYmC34kzjvp95h7K65r+9jfTjKDC9L6nq1JJB6 >> p46clctUhRNw+i0OBd1CSg+ABp1/Rsd878oG7EgYz68TfR5ubYrgYNMNJPYZ3rJV >> BA77VvxRjI9RHIJhP35HPFcUZRGK56BVk7pIxSkN1SsdSVUsMN6FBf3ZqvZjrHEz >> W9QDkfue6+6WflfT/o50Q4nK7FZw9CydpVVC4dEGyn4Jy/pr4LZGg9ZHRZH0qlUu >> vpv1N0zQXe1APDhIad2QjwzM4ENtDerI5JVmlARAFzv/iUr9wQfJu/tBexOeHoYS >> wpH228+Acx5GCZtY4ZD7eCFq+GK2vm0OSduykJbqhEty4S6eeAK9L26/bgOuALS/ >> Z0nqKWsxz4kGKbcKYXEBg3wGDPejT+gztLjQee2A/dF2xJ65gC8miatgIz+/9rOf >> akBE9r52CjvP0JWxUzfTsJnGeUWvUYjMCwkyxiMTOJSTVJHV7IfiyjURg8aHkYk7 >> jGP0JLZPLsnDpcCjONtC4kwAIolKYNEdvgAy6o+5rIDcLeIFhiSqcnJrRIyJXbIy >> l2mQXXFbRhJ66otlymb8yCXL1ov91/Ee/4HbHVp0tc0+HkVxTlVgqgq9qSD8td8p >> zrz0q3TmPGk= >> =0TuQ >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
