permissions- still not an answer to my question

[Todd Denniston]

roland wrote, On 08/08/2008 06:58 AM:
> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:42:45 +0200, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> 
> wrote:
>> Most directories are very happy with 744 permissions.  That would be 
>> mostly what you want since 644 could present problems.  The only 
>> directory that I *know requires* a different permission is .ssh, where 
>> you'd need 700.
>>
>> I did notice that you've convinced yourself that your problems are 
>> related to permissions and don't seem interested to explore other 
>> possibilities. AFAIK, you also didn't mention exactly *how* you moved 
>> the home directories.
>>
> I did not mean to give that impression, sorry.
> I copied /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/gshadow
> I copied /home with rsync
> I hope this is an answer and I am still interested in whatever solution :-)
> 
> roland
> 
> 

three questions,
1) when you copied /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/gshadow, did you 
use the'-p' option?
2) when you rsynced did you use --perms or --xattrs --acls ?
3) did you convince SELinux that these are user files?

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter