[CS-FSLUG] Permissions Structure

[l4c at thelinuxlink.net]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2009, Ed Hurst wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Jan 2009, l4c at thelinuxlink.net wrote:
>
>> As far as the other permissions, just take a good look around and take stock
>> of what you really want you user to be able to do.  Many times it's as simple
>> as including your user into another group (or two), and that's really simple
>> to do.
>
> Precisely. Is there an existing group or groups by default?

There are quite a few default groups.  Just check out /etc/group.  Most 
ore pretty self explanatory.

> The most serious issue is not reading logs, but the file transer
> problems. I realize Joe User won't be using an ext3 USB flash drive,
> but that problem with writing via rsync signals an underlying
> limitation not useful for the desktop home user. I'm concerned he will
> do something he thinks is quite ordinary behavior, which I might not
> have tried, and won't understand why it's blocked.
>
> Is there something in the way CentOS/RH mounts external file systems
> which restricts the user?

Nahh, I think you are over thinking things.  Much of the file writing 
stuff is already handled through the default desktop environments.  They 
will automount external devices.

-- 
-Linc Fessenden

In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...