> I do this using pam_umask so it doesn't matter how I am logged in. I'm using debian and found a link to install 'libpam-umask' http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/12/msg03382.html However, it went over my head. I read the README too: ============================================ This is pam_umask, a module for adjusting the umask of processes. It is written by Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@xxxxxx>, and you may use this under the conditions of the GPL version 2, as noted in <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>. I'd appreciate any bug reports, patches, suggestions etc. It is based on pam_tmpdir which in turn is based on pam_env which in turn is based on pam_mail. To use this module, be sure to add a line like session optional pam_umask.so umask=002 to the services where you want to set the umask to 002 Note that using "optional" instead of "required" will allow users to login even if pam_umask fails to parse the umask line. Using "required" will deny login if an error occurs while setting the umask, ============================================ I have not understood where (which configuration file) to add the line mentioned above. I looked at /etc/services and it looks like a totally different type of file. Can you help me out? Thanks Rishi ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.