I have my umask set correctly yes, but what I need is when users save a file in /shared lets say that the file permissions on the file get set to 660, the user default umask is 007. Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 11:59 06 Aug 2003, Corey Hart <chart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | I have a shared directory where I would like every file underneath it to get > | created with the following permissions > | > | chmod 660 (ug+rw) or umask 007 > | > | but I can not figure out a way to do this short of having cron run everyone 5 > | minutes chmod -R the directory and everything underneath it. > | > | My users default umask is 077. > > All you can do is change your users' umask. > If your groups are set up right (every user has their own group) a umask > of 007 should be fine. > -- > Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 > http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > > ...when my mood gets too hot and I find myself wandering beyond control I pull > out my motor-bike and hurl it at top speed through these unfit roads for hour > after hour. My nerves are jaded and gone near dead, so that nothing less than > hours of voluntary danger will prick them into life... - T.E. Lawrence 1923 > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- ---- Corey Hart Systems/Security Analyst St. Edward's University coreyh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 512/428-1038 - voice 512/448-8492 - fax 512/470-8462 - cell -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list