ok mad stab in the dark to see if anyone on here can help...
I have a program that telnets into my linux box and creates a directory. I dont have the src for this prog as it was done before I joined. Anyway it creates a dir and I need to change the permissions of that dir. Its a secure internal box so I dont need to worry about security etc. I just want it to create the dirs with "777".

I have edited my /etc/profile to have the umask of 000 below :
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# /etc/profile

# System wide environment and startup programs
# Functions and aliases go in /etc/bashrc

PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin"


ulimit -c 1000000

# these used to be 002 and 022 respectivly
if [ `id -gn` = `id -un` -a `id -u` -gt 14 ]; then
umask 000
else
umask 000
fi
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but it still creates the dirs as such

"drwxr-xr-x 2 meep root 4096 May 6 11:56 01234"

is there another config file secreted away somewhere? or can any point me in the direction of a help file?
Thanks

 

Assume you logged out and logged back in before testing, as profile is exected when your shell is started....

 

yup still no dice

 

infact files are now
"-rw-r--r-- 1 meep root 1913 May 6 13:21 ccc.gif"

 

Look in the .profile of the user id that logs in, it may reset the umask. Also check .bash_profile depending on what shell the user uses.

It's not a good idea to put it in /etc/profile.... very bad practice security wise.

 

Thanks GaryCat Great that worked for the telnet in now.. although there was no reference to umask in the .bash_profile before I added one.. however.. I doesn't work if I use ftp even though its the same user that logs in

btw point take about bad practice / insecure but I'm pulling my hair out and this is on an internal only network Infact if that worries you you'll be terrified by my samba setup

[Edited by Dizzy - 5/6/2003 2:19:45 PM]

[Edited by Dizzy - 5/6/2003 2:34:39 PM]

 

EXCELENT!! me does a little dance

just needed to update the ftpaccess and add "defumask 000"

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