Restricting user's ability to execute binaries in home directory.

Jason plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:22:35 +0000


More than one filesystem?

> > I am in the process of opening up my personal server to other people to
> > store files and receive e-mail.  The problem is that I do not want all
> > of them to be able to execute binaries from their home directories.  (I
> > consider this a security risk.)  Some of the people are trusted users
> > and I do want them to ab able to execute binaries.
> >
> > So far the only way I have seen to restrict arbitrary execution is with
> > the noexec option in the /etc/fstab.  Unfortunately this also prevents
> > my trusted users from executing their programs.  Any suggestions?

-- 
jkenner @ mindspring . com__
I Support Linux:           _> _  _ |_  _  _     _|
Working Together To       <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_|
To Build A Better Future.       |                   <s>