Re: file creation default permissions

[John Corey <whoop@wagner.mtco.com>]

On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Cloudmaster wrote:
> 
> 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?

aye.  I just tried it and that's what she did.


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