How to set home folder security in ubuntu

[Bretty]

As I’m using the ubuntu OS on my pc. So I want to know how can I set the home folder security in ubuntu. Actually I want the home folder security to be restricted from all and don’t want the folder to be shared. So can any know how it is done.

[ShaggyBoy]

Even I want to know how to set the home folder security to the ubuntu os. And also I want to know one thing is that I had changed the settings of the folder setting to the 700 and after doing this I’m getting the authorization failure in the folder. So what should I do now or this.

[jaykant]

Even I want to know how to set the home folder security to the ubuntu os. And also I want to know one thing is that I had changed the settings of the folder setting to the 700 and after doing this I’m getting the authorization failure in the folder. So what should I do now or this.

As you are telling that you have changed the permission setting to the 700 then you must change back to the 644. Because I think changing of the settings have caused you authorization failure. So it is advisable that you changed back to the 644 and try again doing.

[Agavoli]

According to me Startup folder that belong to you (do) and your personal group That, perhaps, is what is causing the problem.