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set default file permission to read, write and execute in linux
I need to set default file creation permissions for everyone to 777 [rwx], however umask uses 666 for files:
If I need permissions to be 444, I would issue umask 222 [666 - 222 = 444], but the ...
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666 permission even after making umask= 0000
I made my umask = 0000. However when I am creating a file it has 666 permission. Although directories get 777 , that's alright.
Also my aim is to create file/dir with permissions 774, I guess umask ...
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Why does different parameters for umask result in the same file permissions?
I tried changing umask settings for some files as:
umask 0012 for file c:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 unipro unipro 0 2010-10-15 11:30 c
umask 0013 for file d:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 unipro unipro 0 2010-10-15 11:...
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Can I set the umask on a specific directory?
I have a fairly restrictive umask setting (0077). This is fine, except I have one directory in which I'd like a more permissive setting (0002) to all files created anywhere under that directory. Is ...
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