Am 27.09.2011 um 10:48 schrieb Thomas Mueller: >> From Brett Glass <brett_at_lariat.net>: > >> Unfortunately, due to past history, /usr is mixed-use. It normally >> contains both configuration information -- e.g. /usr/local/etc -- >> and more volatile data such as users' home directories. This >> prevents /usr/local/etc, which also contains mission-critical >> configuration information, from being protected if you just protect >> /. Some proprietary Unices have fixed this historical flaw in the >> traditional hierarchy by moving /usr/local/etc to another location >> and them symlinking it back to where seasoned administrators expect >> it to be, thus honoring POLA. The three open source, old school >> BSDs (Free, Net, Open) have not done this to date, but it's >> something that should be considered in the long run. It would >> certainly make the creation of embedded systems easier, as well as >> enhancing security in multi-user systems! > > You mean users' home directories are under /usr/home rather than /home? > > I believe /home is more traditional, and decidedly my preference: good to put on a separate partition so it won't be touched by a system upgrade. Afaik /home has always been a symlink to /usr/home (unless you created a separate /home-partition within FreeBSD). So it is up to the admin what he chooses to do. Best regards, Holger -- Holger Kipp Diplom-Mathematiker Senior Consultant Tel. : +49 30 436 58 114 Fax. : +49 30 436 58 214 Mobil: +49 178 36 58 114 Email: holger.kipp_at_alogis.com alogis AG Alt-Moabit 90b D-10559 Berlin web : http://www.alogis.com ---------------------------------------------------------- alogis AG Sitz/Registergericht: Berlin/AG Charlottenburg, HRB 71484 Vorstand: Arne Friedrichs, Joern Samuelson Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Reinhard MielkeReceived on Tue Sep 27 2011 - 07:15:54 UTC
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