how to change the umask value for the user.

[unixguy_1]

how to change the umask o22 value tfor the user?

where we can edit this?

pls anyone brieflyexpalin me ,how to reolve this type of problem.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

The usual choice is to set the 'umask' in the user's login profile.

Assuming that the user uses the standard HP-UX POSIX shell ('/usr/bin/sh') or the Korn ('/usr/bin/ksh') variation, edit the ${HOME}/.profile and add:

umask 022

...at the end. Make sure that the user logs out and back in to source (read) the newly modified '.profile'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Raj D.]

unixguy,

>how to change the umask o22 value tfor the user?


If umask variable specified in /etc/profile (Globally ) it will take from there. Otherwise specify in /home/username/.proile



- umask # it will show current umask .

- #vi /home/username/.profile

...
umask 022


- logout and login.
- check with umask command , you will see 022.


cheers,
Raj.

[Suraj K Sankari]

HI,
Open the user's .profile which you will find user's home directiory.

i.e.
vi /home/user1/.profile

#add this line
umask 022

#save the file

ask user to login and check
Suraj

[Dennis Handly]

>JRF: Make sure that the user logs out and back in to source (read) the newly modified .profile.

Or have the user type that umask command.