Basically, all i am trying to do is to set the file permissions of any new file/sub directory directory created in a shared directory so that the owner and group had full read/write access by default and others had no access. I was under the impression that umask did this
Phill ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: [SLUG] file permissions From: "Matthew Hannigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, March 27, 2006 11:43 am To: "Phill O'Flynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 08:14:13AM +1100, Phill O'Flynn wrote: > On > my fc4 file server I have a shared folder that has been set > recursively to 2770. This works ok > > But if i set any folder with > umask 007, I'm not sure what you mean by 'set any folder' umask is a property of the process, not a folder (directory) > any subsequent new folder/file has read access for > "others" and is write-protected from the "group" when > i am expecting no access to others and write access for any one in the > group > > if i type umask after going to the immediate parent > directory it is correct. ie "0007" Likewise, umask won't change when you change directories. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
