Hi, u can remove the read and excecute permission of the user in /etc/, /home/xyz etc. By default a normal user could not enter into other users home directory. If u want to protect other directories from this user. you can use "chmod" command to remove the read and exceute permission.
Read the help of chmod command Conisder an exmple User name ---- >>> thomas Directory to Protect >>> /etc First check the owner and group of /etc directory use "ls -l" command. For more help use man page of ls command let owner is root and group is X . Use command chmod 750 /etc . This block all users except root and members in X group. U can set thomas is not a member of X. On 7/7/05, thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All > A user thomas has its home directory set to /home/thomas. > > We have requirement to restrict the user so that he cannot to the cd > to other directories like /etc /home/xyz but can do the cd in > subdirectories of his home directories like /home/thomas/xyz_dir and > /home/thomas/abc_dir. > > If there is no direct way, can anyone help me to do this by using shell > scripts? > TIA > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&opclick > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > -- Shijithlal L V Fischer Systems India 224 NILA Technopark Trivandrum 695581 INDIA Ph: 91 471 2527427 Cell: 91 9349100636 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
