On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:31:04 +0200, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 14:40 +0200, roland wrote: >> I would like to give someone a login on my server. >> But, I would like to limit access to his home dir. >> >> With Nautilus, Konqueror or from distance with p.e. Winscp, this >> person could see what he wants and do maybe the unexpected. > > Unless you get slack with permissions, they can't read files owned by > someone else unless those files have read permission for "other" users. > Likewise, regarding writing to them. No ordinary user can change system > or application files, only their own files. > > And, as far as restricting them, that may depend on what you mean by > logon to your system. You're sharing out a drive, directories, or > actually allowing a direct logon where they can run things. > Someone who will install a website on the server. So I thought to give him a login and config apache to read the dir in his home dir. He has to upload the files for this site. So I won't him to see only his home dir. So actually he will not run something, just install. -- Roland -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines