topic Re: file permission set to ----------+ in Operating System - HP-UX

file permission set to ----------+

SimonD — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:22:35 GMT

Hello,
I have a problem with file permission on a HP-UX 11.0 server.
In a jfs file system the files are created with permission ----------+ (also from root).
The umask is 000.
How can I change the default permissions for new files?
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Simone

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Jose Juan — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:32:32 GMT

you must use the command "umask"
see man umask, it's easy

Good Luck.
Jota.

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Jose Juan — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:37:01 GMT

Here one example:

Set the umask value to produce read and write permissions for the
file's owner and read permissions for all others (ls -l displays -rw-
r--r-- on newly created files):

umask u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx symbolic mode
umask a=rx,u+w symbolic mode
umask 022 numeric mode

Jota

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Peter Kloetgen — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:37:26 GMT

Hi Simone,

this works easy with the command:

umask 022

this makes directories to get the permissions

rwxr-xr-x (755)

and files to get the permissions

rw-r--r-- (644)

because files are never executable for reasons of security, you have to make them executable!

allways stay on the bright side of life!

Peter

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:42:29 GMT

This is known as the sticky bit.

See:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x5c7dabe92dabd5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

for an explaination.

Later,
Bill

Re: file permission set to ----------+

federico_3 — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:42:46 GMT

set in /etc/profile

umask 022

this gives to the directories the permissions

rwxr-xr-x (755)

and files the permissions

rw-r--r-- (644)

Ciao
Federico

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Ceesjan van Hattum — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:26:51 GMT

The general umask can be set in /etc/profile.
The /etc/profile is executed before every login of every user.
type "umask -S" to check the default mask.
You can aslo set umask locak profile ($HOME/.profile).

Re: file permission set to ----------+

SimonD — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:36:03 GMT

The default umask for root is already 022.

Re: file permission set to ----------+

SimonD — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:48:31 GMT

FYI, we made an umount and mount of the filesystem. Now all it's working properly (file permission -rw-r--r--).
Thanks to all for the help.
Simone

Re: file permission set to ----------+

Darrell Allen — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:55:49 GMT

Hi Simone,

I believe "+" on the end of permissions means there are ACLs on the file. I know very little about them so I can't help with that.

It seems odd that umount and mount corrected your problem. I hope someone can post an idea about what could have been happening.

Darrell