On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:47:46 -0700 Ben Dugdale <turtlendog@rmusd.net> wrote: > > In this example, shouldn't the permissions of 'foo' be rwxrwxrwx with > a umask of 000 unless foo was a pre-existing file? Your permissions > are what I would expect with a umask of 111, but it works the same > here (as your example). no. File defaults are 666, and directory defaults are 777. Umask takes bits away from these to create the effective permissions. 000 taken away from 666 results in perms of 666. -- Jesse Keating RHCE MCSE For Web Services and Linux Consulting, Visit --> j2Solutions.net Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
