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Can a user brute-force a directory listing without having read permission on the directory?
I noticed that when a user is working in a directory to which he does not have read permission that using cd produces different error messages, depending on whether or not a subdirectory exists:
$ ls
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How to allow www-data to create a folder without giving read access to the parent folder
I'm not exactly sure the right question to ask, so I'll try to explain what I'm trying to do.
I have an internal web application (in PHP) that I want to be able to create a folder. The trouble is ...
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When does chmod fail?
Under what circumstances will chmod fail?
I looked at the man page but it only specifies usage and doesn't go into details about what circumstances it won't work in.
I'd assume chmod will work if:
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Password protecting a system file? (e.g. /etc/resolv.conf)
I am trying to parental control myself by restricting web access via OpenDNS. The OpenDNS account password will be handed to someone trustworthy. Now, I want to put some restriction on the ...
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Permissions to deny SSH users from accessing other user's folders
I am currently running Fedora on a network computer, acting as a host to other users who will SSH into my terminal to do their work.
However I realised that they are also able to access my /home ...
