I just tried this, adding "session optional pam_umask.so umask=0077" to the end of the /etc/pam.d/login file.
No effect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dejan Jocic" <jode...@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 1:11:02 PM Subject: Re: How to change default umask in Stretch? On 07-08-17, Garrett R. wrote: > I apologize for the omissions. > > I am booting debian to GDM. I login. I then open gedit (or libreoffice, etc). > I type document. I save it. > Have you tried to set in /etc/pam.d/login this: session optional pam_umask.so umask=0077 Logout and login back after that?