mikshaw
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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,14:46 |
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Personal directories *should* all be inside your /home/you directory, but technically you could put them anywhere if you have root power. Linux was designed to be a multi-user system, with each user being restricted to writing only to his own home (or to a shared directory, if necessary). This gives each user a place to do what he wants, without fear of harming the system. If you want to compare to Windows, this would be similar to "My Documents".
In a default DSL system, user dsl should be allowed to write only to /home/dsl (and /opt, due to there being several necessary configs in that directory). Any applications run by dsl abide by that. The permissions are set for each directory. /home is owned by root, with write access only by root. /home/dsl is owned by dsl, with write access by dsl. If you were to make a new /home/something directory to be written by dsl, you will need to create this directory as root and then change ownership of it to dsl. Truly, though, dsl has its own writeable directory already. /home/dsl is the intended place to put your personal files. Additionally, since most of /home/dsl is already available to be backed up, it's easier to keep your files persistent if they are within /home/dsl.
In any case, you should not put personal files in /. Most everything outside of /home is traditionally meant for regular users to keep their grubby paws off.
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