topic Re: Umask in Operating System - HP-UX

Umask

Waugh — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:41:52 GMT

Hi ,

For non root user we can set the umask is 022 as per good practise . What should be umask for root user .

Regards,
Rkumar

Re: Umask

vishnu.khandare — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:48:37 GMT

As Root user has all the previlages umask can be changed anytime, no meaning in setting umask to root.

Re: Umask

Bijeesh — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:28:32 GMT

Hi,

umask value can decide the permission of files which created by the user.
For better, you can give 077 value so that no other users get access to files created by root.
But this cause too painful in normal operations.So set atleast 022 umask value.

Re: Umask

Dennis Handly — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:02:34 GMT

>Vishnu: As Root user has all the privileges umask can be changed anytime, no meaning in setting umask to root.

This is to protect root from other users changing his files.
See Bijeesh's suggestions.