> umask is a shell builtin. I tried umask -S with all the shells that I
> could find on my system. Worked with bash, ash, zsh, ksh. Didn't work with
> csh.
could you try it on sh for me?
Doc
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On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Magni Onsoien wrote:
> and 'umask -S' will show the current mask.
>
> (I don't know if this works for all versions of umask, but at least on
> most Linuxes.)
>
umask is a shell builtin. I tried umask -S with all the shells that I
could find on my system. Worked with bash,
Naomi Hospodarsky wrote:
>
> What can anyone tell me about umask, and how it can work for me as an
> administrator of usersjust looking for simple tips, personal
> situations, etc, if there are any.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Naomi
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Phil Savoie:
> This value can be overridden by an entry in the users profile files by
> either the user or the root user depending on your situation. The umask
> value can be determined by typing umask at the prompt and changed by
> typing umask at the prompt as well.
A nice flag to umask is -S
umask tells the shell what the default permissions will be for all files
created by the session. Perms = 777 (wide open) - umask
For example, the most common umask on linux right now seems to be 022.
When a use logs in with a umask of 022, all files created by that user
will have 755 as their
From: Naomi Hospodarsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> What can anyone tell me about umask, and how it can work for me as an
> administrator of usersjust looking for simple tips, personal
> situations, etc, if there are any.
The answer is "It Depends." Mostly "It Depends" on the use of
the machine
What can anyone tell me about umask, and how it can work for me as an
administrator of usersjust looking for simple tips, personal
situations, etc, if there are any.
Thanks,
Naomi
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