From: Simon Ruderich Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:07:45 +0000 (+0200) Subject: README: mention why write bits are removed from generated files X-Git-Tag: 0.1~42 X-Git-Url: https://ruderich.org/simon/gitweb/?p=nsscash%2Fnsscash.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=1416d64c367cb29c3ca459b66ac9ffd57413fb43 README: mention why write bits are removed from generated files --- diff --git a/README b/README index ee1088a..f559110 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Nsscash is very careful when deploying the changes: when all operations were successful. - To prevent unexpected permissions, `nsscash` does not create new files. The user must create them first and `nsscash` will then re-use the permissions - (without the write bits) and owner/group when updating the file (see - examples below). + (without the write bits to discourage manual modifications) and owner/group + when updating the file (see examples below). - To prevent misconfigurations, empty files (no users/groups) are not permitted and will not be written to disk. This is designed to prevent the accidental loss of all users/groups on a system.