topic Re: umask for only a few select users in Operating System - HP-UX

umask for only a few select users

Coolmar — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:30:02 GMT

Hi,

We are using HP-UX 11.11 and the default shell is /usr/bin/ksh. The default mask is 644 or in umask terms 022. I want to change that value for a few select users to 664 (02). I put "umask=02" in their .profile(s) but it doesn't seem to take. What am I doing wrong?

Re: umask for only a few select users

Darrel Louis — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:37:36 GMT

Hi,

The umask in the .profile should be:
002.

When you login as the user and type "umask", what is the outcome.

Darrel

Re: umask for only a few select users

Tomek Gryszkiewicz — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:37:54 GMT

Put:
umask 02
in users .profile, without "="

Re: umask for only a few select users

Devender Khatana — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:41:10 GMT

Hi,

Put the umaskin the .profile of the desired users accordingly. If the umask has to be same for all users than put it just in /etc/profile.

HTH,
Devender

Re: umask for only a few select users

Coolmar — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:44:31 GMT

The "=" sign was incorrect.