[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1070085: Enhancing default home folder permissions for improved privacy

[Chris Hofstaedtler]

Control: reassign -1 debian-installer

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 12:16:23AM +0200, Håvard F. Aasen wrote:
> Could default home folder permissions lean towards greater privacy,
> while administrators can adjust permissions to be less strict if
> necessary?

> What I would like is to have 'HOME_MODE' [4] uncommented.
> [4] https://salsa.debian.org/debian/shadow/-/blob/master/debian/login.defs?ref_type=heads#L156

I vaguely remember the installer has an option for this, possibly
only on expert mode. If so, it would be good if the installer
default would change (or so).

If the installer has no option for this, please reassign to
src:shadow, so we can think about it more.

Chris