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From: Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Perms of /etc/cron.*/
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:13:05
Message-Id: 20170128200507.6620.26E9ED47@matica.foolinux.mooo.com
1 I was surprised by this message on oss-security:
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3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/2
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5 Of course this seems to be a serious flaw in portage, but here I'd like
6 to just follow a tangent and ask: why should these directories be 0750?
7 Mine are definitely 0755, and I think the stricter setting is just
8 security by obscurity.
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10 What is your opinion?
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Re: [gentoo-user] Perms of /etc/cron.*/ Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>