topic Re: Default umask setting question in Operating System - HP-UX

Default umask setting question

aaaA_4 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:47:50 GMT

Hi everybody,

I'd like to set system-wide value for umask, using /etc/default/security file, with some exceptions, defined on per-user basis by userdbset (running 11.31 with Bastille in place). Here is my test case:

# grep UMASK /etc/default/security
UMASK=022

# userdbget -u lp
lp UMASK=077

# su lp -c 'umask'
022

Why has the user LP umask set to 022 (/etc/default/security) and not to 077 (userdb), as intended.

Thank you,
n.

Re: Default umask setting question

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:49:41 GMT

Shalom,

Try setting umask in /etc/profile

If this as I expect interferes with normal operations of the system, then try adding it to the end of the user .profile files, that should cover it.

SEP

Re: Default umask setting question

aaaA_4 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:32 GMT

Hi,

that's the way, I was used to do it in 11.11 environment. Now, I'd like to use User database feature, which gives me more possibilities.

Thank you,
n.

Re: Default umask setting question

delzy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:08:28 GMT

hi

U can set the umask 077 in the .profile of the user.

regards

Delzon

Re: Default umask setting question

Patrick Wallek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:08:21 GMT

Does it make any difference if you do a:

# su - lp -c 'umask'

Re: Default umask setting question

aaaA_4 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:00 GMT

Hi Patrick,

there is no difference in output...

Thank you,
n.