umask 022, then ll no display

[Gengwd]

Hi,

HP-UX 11.0,I created a user "gwd", I edited the file /home/gwd/.profile so I can set some enviroment variables. When I login using gwd,
$cd /home/gwd
$ll
I can see .profile,.login files.

Then I add a line in /home/gwd/.profile, the line like this:
umask 022
I save the file and logout

When I login gwd
$cd /home/gwd
$ll
Just display "total 0", I delete the line and relogin but it also display no files,Why?

Note: During the procedure,I do not reboot system

thanks in advance

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Do ls -al.

This shows all "." files.

...JRF...

[John Palmer]

Only root sees 'all files' by default with ls -l. Non-root users have to supply the -a flag. Your setting of umask will not have affected this.

[Devbinder Singh Marway]

just to add . files are hidden files i.e. .profile .login to view them as suggested ,use ls -la

cheers

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Hi,

Usually, entries with a .(period) are not listed, use ls -la. The inclusion of umask 022 in your .profile is not okay, why don't you use umask 024.
Check the online manual for umask.


Chris

[Emilio Sierra]

You can use the following line in your .profile:

alias ll='ll -a'