Re: file creation default permissions

[Cloudmaster <sauer@cloudmaster.ml.org>]

On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, John Corey wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Dec 1998 charles@lunargraphics.net wrote:
> > Is there any way to set all files created by an individual user to have
> > default permssions set to 664 rather than 644?
> 
> Check the man page for umask.  I forget just how it worked exactly.  Maybe
> someday I'll get around to reinstalling Linux on a new hd and could give 
> you more details. :)

umask subtracts from 666 permissions, IIRC.  So, umask 002 would do it,
right?

--Danny, who meant to send this earlier, but forgot it was "postponed" :)


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