On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 08:02:45 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> [...]
> > systemd.exec(5)
> >
> > > UMask=
> > > Controls the file mode creation mask. Takes an access mode in octal
> > > notation. See umask(2) for details. Defaults to 0022 for system units.
> > > For user units the default value is inherited from the per-user service
> > > manager (whose default is in turn inherited from the system service
> > > manager, and thus typically also is 0022 — unless overridden by a PAM
> > > module). In order to change the per-user mask for all user services,
> > > consider setting the UMask= setting of the user's user@.service system
> > > service instance. The per-user umask may also be set via the umask field
> > > of a user's JSON User Record[5] (for users managed by
> > > systemd-homed.service(8) this field may be controlled via homectl
> > > --umask=). It may also be set via a PAM module, such as pam_umask(8).
>
> [5] refers to <https://systemd.io/USER_RECORD>.
>
> I defy any human being to read that web page and tell me WHAT FILE TO
> EDIT, and WHAT TO PUT IN IT, to effect a change to your environment.
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When I read that, I tried it myself:
root@raptor:~# grep -IR 'jwalton@.service' /etc
root@raptor:~# grep -IR 'jwalton@.service' /lib
root@raptor:~#
> I can't find anything concrete in there. Just a bunch of jabber.
Welcome to the world according to Pottering.
> The only filename I could find by skimming that thing was ~/.identity,
> and that's buried *deep* inside the page. Is that the file you're
> supposed to create and/or edit? What do you put in it to make your
> programs have a umask of your choosing? Is there an example?
Jeff
