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rajbee
6,657 PointsNeed to understand switch user
su mike
mike@ip-10-30-202-111-119: /home/treehouse
Why are we still in treehouse home directory, even after we login to mike's account ? Shouldn't we be in mike's account instead and not be able to access treehouse home (for security) ?
2 Answers
Melissa Hill
8,241 PointsHi There, by looking at the permissions that are set-up for /home/treehouse it looks like it has read access for any user, so Mike can still be in the directory.
From /home if you run ls -l you can see that the treehouse directory has the following permissions: drwxr-xr-x 12 treehouse treehouse
Mike isn't the owner, so he can't write, but he is "other" so he has r-x permission.
-First answer on a forum, I hope it's right :)
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsI believe Melissa is correct.
Melissa Hill
8,241 PointsThanks for checking, Ted! I appreciate it.
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsTed Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsEdited from comment to answer.