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

[Matthew Flaschen]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> 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

Just sudo chmod a+rx /home should be fine.

> 
> 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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