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On Feb 16, 2014, at 4:56 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> What if an admin wants to avoid that files are read at all, even if a
> user manages to generate them?

Such an admin should adjust the permissions on /etc so normal users can’t create files there, as on a “real” *ix.
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