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Alfredo
Asked: 2012-03-02 11:59:27 +0800 CST

How to make sure other users can't see my files? [duplicate]

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Why can other users see the files in my home folder?

I don't want the others users of my computer to be able to open my home folder. I'm the administrator, how can I do this?

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1 Answers

  1. In a terminal, run

    chmod 700 ~

    as your own user. It'll make ~ (your homedir) only accessible to yourself (the root user will also be able to access it, but no one else). To learn more, see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/Permissions

    You can also do this via nautilus (the file browser). Just open your home directory in nautilus, right-click in the folder (not on any of the files), choose properties, then the permissions tab, and set the "Owner" permissions to "Create and delete files". "Group" and "Others" you set to "None".

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