Shared Folder vs Not-shared Directories

Hello,

Maybe this is straight forward:

When you define a shared folder in the GUI, you specify the location of a shared folder.

Lets say this folder is /srv/device-by-label-A/USERS/userA and userA logs on.

User A can then also view any content above his shared directory (so he can see everything in /srv/device-by-label-A/USERS).

The GUI does not seem to provide a way, or does it?

I could chown all higher directories to e.g. root and chmod 0700 but is there a better way?

Zitat von macom

What do you mean with "logs on". Using ssh, smb, nfs?

Oops, sorry, should have clarified: sftp via a file explorer (Nemo in this case).

Yes, this is meant to create a jail for specific users so I can assign each user a specific space and keep the rest of the system in the background (number/names of other users etc.)

Yes shared folder creation does not set permissions but it somehow goes together when you do this.