Can my files be altered?

  • All other files can not be altered by others but can be seen by others if they correctly guessed your filenames including the entire path.
  • You can change file/folder protection mode with the command chmod. You can learn how to use it by the command “man chmod”.
  • If you don’t want others to read any of your files, put “umask 077” in your startup file, and run “chmod -R go-rx *” once.
  • To make your homepage still available to others, run “chmod og+rx public_html” afterwards.