alecsargent@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 21 hours agoIt's all about those little file mode bitslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12file-text
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minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 hours agoThe programs usually run in user context and have access to the files. Even if thinking very hard I cannot come up with a scenario where a program that does not run in user context needs access to user files.
minus-squarerenegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoUsually, but there might be services running as other users that reference those configs. It really just depends on what’s on your system. Obviously you can make 700 work, but it might require tweaking some stuff.
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours ago It really just depends on what’s on your system. Yes, this is what I wonder. I use Linux since ca. 2005 and never ever had a program not working because it could not read a user’s $HOME contents.
The programs usually run in user context and have access to the files.
Even if thinking very hard I cannot come up with a scenario where a program that does not run in user context needs access to user files.
Usually, but there might be services running as other users that reference those configs. It really just depends on what’s on your system. Obviously you can make 700 work, but it might require tweaking some stuff.
Yes, this is what I wonder.
I use Linux since ca. 2005 and never ever had a program not working because it could not read a user’s
$HOMEcontents.