Re: NetBSD and User Private Groups (Unique Groups)

[John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost>]

On Jan 29, 11:50am, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
} On 29/01/2020 11:41, Martin Husemann wrote:
} > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:29:54AM +0000, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
} >> On a multi user system, all files are created readable by the group (umask
} >> 022). If we are all in the same group, anybody can read my newly created
} >> files (imagine a local password file for alpine or ssl certs for irc, etc).
} >> It's then left to the user to change umask and/or adjust permissions. Why
} >> not just make it easier for the user?
} > 
} > But sharing is usefull 
} 
} Is it? There are other ways to share and one can still make their 
} files/directories world-readable if they want.
} 
} > and your suggested change makes it hard.
} 
} Yes and that's deliberate. In 2020, the average user is not as 
} technically minded as 20 or 30 years ago and I'm the kind of person who 
} likes to assume the worst.

     If you want to go down the, "it's 2020" road, I'll point out
that the vast majority of systems are likely single user (as
in they are only used by one person).  Systems that are used by
many people are usually administered by more knowledgable persons.

}-- End of excerpt from Ottavio Caruso