On 10 Jan 2001, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> get. Why on earth is the default umask defined in /etc/profile == 022?
Thats nothing to do with Debian. Its normal for all Unicies.
> The obvious effect is that all files created are world readable, which
> seems odd to me,
Really? I find it odd that you find it odd. Are you very new to
Unix/Linux? Why should it be otherwise? People sharing a computer or
fileserver are generally working together.
If otherwise, eg an ISP, you can just set permission on the home
directories to keep privacy. No need to set permissions on each file.
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