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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The programs usually run in user context and have access to the files.

Even if thinking very hard I cannot come up with a scenario where a program that does not run in user context needs access to user files.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Usually, but there might be services running as other users that reference those configs. It really just depends on what’s on your system. Obviously you can make 700 work, but it might require tweaking some stuff.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    It really just depends on what’s on your system.

    Yes, this is what I wonder.

    I use Linux since ca. 2005 and never ever had a program not working because it could not read a user’s $HOME contents.

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