[Mapserver-users] Linux/Apache security wrt shapefiles data

[Daniel Morissette]

Morten Hulden wrote:
> 
> rwx-----x is enough for your home directory, but the subdirectory 
> inside should be r-x for apache.
> 
> generally, you need not, and should not give read-permissions to 'others' 
> to you home directory.
> 

Agreed.  I never tried limiting it to just rwx-----x but that should work.

BTW, does it really matter to remove read access now that Puneet has 
told everyone on the Internet that he puts his data under 
/home/pkishor/gisdata?

Just kidding of course...  ;)

Daniel
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