locked out of home directory??

[Kevin Cozens]

James Knott wrote:
> Directories need the execute "x" bit set to list the files.  For
> example, my home directory shows drwxr-xr-x.

You should use 701 as the perms for the home directory and public_html. You 
shouldn't give other users the ability to see what files you have in 
public_html. You might want to have html files available for private viewing 
which are not accessible by links from other pages.

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