Auto mount SMB Shares at Login- DON'T DO THAT COMMAND

[Matthew Flaschen]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Anthony M Simonelli wrote:
>> Running Ubuntu 6.10 and LTSP5.  I've noticed that all of the folders in
>> the /home directory are readable by other users.  Why is this?
> 
> Don't know.
> 
>   Can I
>> change that so only the owners can read, write, and execute files in
>> their own home directory?
> 
> sudo chmod -R og-rwx /home

DON'T DO THIS!  It will cripple your system.

That was a really stupid idea of mine. I just tried it, which helpfully
reminded me that /home is owned by root, so you will not be able to read
/home , meaning you can't even read your own home directory.

To fix it, you'll have to go to a virtual terminal, with e.g. Ctrl-Alt-F1:

Then

sudo chmod -R a+rx /home

Very sorry for this.  You should be able to set permissions on just your
home directory safely, but I wouldn't recommend it...

Matthew Flaschen

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