>> >> Setting the root umask to 027 will break Solaris. Some files and >> directories need to be world-writable. > > Yes, please don't set root's umask to 027, not 077. > >>>
I am curious as to what will go wrong if root's umask is set to 027 or 077. I've been running some minimized S10 TX boxes for some time now with root's umask set to 077. I'm wondering what problems I might be causing. Any insight? Thanks, Wayne