Re: System wide umask

Hi,

I believe the default umask has not changed in 5.2, it still is 022. It is
set in /etc/security/user. Search for the default user's stanza. Here's
mine:

default:
admin = false
login = true
su = true
daemon = true
rlogin = true
sugroups = ALL
admgroups =
ttys = ALL
auth1 = SYSTEM
auth2 = NONE
tpath = nosak
umask = 022
expires = 0
SYSTEM = "compat"
logintimes =
pwdwarntime = 0
account_locked = false
loginretries = 0
histexpire = 0
histsize = 0
minage = 0
maxage = 0
maxexpired = -1
minalpha = 0
minother = 0
minlen = 0
mindiff = 0
maxrepeats = 8
dictionlist =
pwdchecks =

Regards,
Zoltan


On 4/21/06, Jean-Marc Monnez <monnez.jean-marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello all,

Since years, I have used a default umask of 022, and changed it only for
specific operations.

I have to work on AIX 5.2 (I'm no admin there), and I discover that
umask is 027 !!!
Do you know if this is linked to AIX version, ksh version ?
Seems that when I change it by hand, the new value is inherited by child
ksh.

Is it possible to change this umask and put it back to 022 "system-wide"
? Where ?
Or do I have to modify each and every script, .profile and .kshrc and
add "umask 022" ?

TIA
-- JMM

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Jean-Marc MONNEZ
MSA / AGORA / ATD
monnez.jean-marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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