This bug was fixed in the package adduser - 3.118ubuntu5 --------------- adduser (3.118ubuntu5) hirsute; urgency=medium
* Enable private home directories by default (LP: #48734) - Set DIR_MODE=0750 in the default adduser.conf - Change the description and default value to select private home directories by default in debconf template - Change the DIR_MODE when private home directories is configured via debconf from 0751 to 0750 to ensure files are truly private -- Alex Murray <alex.mur...@canonical.com> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:46:50 +1030 ** Changed in: adduser (Ubuntu Hirsute) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to adduser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/48734 Title: Home permissions too open Status in adduser package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in shadow package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in adduser source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Status in shadow source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Status in Ubuntu RTM: Opinion Bug description: Binary package hint: debian-installer On a fresh dapper install i noticed that the file permissons for the home directory for the user created by the installer is set to 755, giving read access to everyone on the system. Surely this is a bad idea? If your set on the idea can we atleast have a option during the boot proccess? Also new files that are created via the console ('touch' etc.) are done so with '644' permissons, is there anything that can be done here? nautlius seems to create files at '600', which is a better setting. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adduser/+bug/48734/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp