RE: [cobalt-users] file creation permissions

[Gerald Young <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi i cant figure that.
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, you wrote:
> Tried that. Changed the umask to 000 but it doesn't save. You go back in and
> it's back to 002. Do I need to do anything to save that new setting? Any
> other suggestions?

have you tried 
touch newfile
and seen what the default permissions are then try a umask and make another
file.
Maybe things are ok
only other thought ive had is whether the directory needs permissions ownership
checked?
ive only tried this on a new directory
b w gerald y
  > 
> Richard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerald Young
> Sent: 30 July 2001 01:59
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] file creation permissions
> 
> 
> Hello.
> 
> yes i think you would have to be that user.
> Just tried logging in as a user changed umask in a new dir
> made several files different umasks cd up and back in umask is what i last
> set
> it to.
> 
> so i think if you run the umask as the user that will be firing up the
> files.
> b w g
> 
> 
> so umask as the user that is relevant.
> 
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, you wrote:
> > OK. I went in and got a response of 002. I typed umask 000 came out went
> > back in and got 002 again. Do I need to log in as the relevant user as I
> > logged in as admin and typed umask straight from the prompt that appeared.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerald Young
> > Sent: 30 July 2001 00:22
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] file creation permissions
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Richard
> >
> > Yes you can use 'umask' to set the default file permissions
> >
> > the links below give some good info if you are new to Linux have a read of
> > setting file premissions manually
> >
> > http://thibs.menloschool.org/help/unix/tasks/permissions_default.html
> > Setting
> > http://thibs.menloschool.org/help/unix/examples/umask.html
> >
> > also when logged in the man page will be there for umask
> > man umask
> >
> > basic procedure is to ssh or telnet into the directory and run
> >
> > umask
> > on my raq3  output is
> > 022
> >
> > so run
> > umask 000
> >
> > ## will give read-write permissions for owner-group - user
> >
> > If you like create a new directory
> > and create some test files by running
> >
> > touch filename
> >
> > check the premissions
> > ls -l
> > change the umask and make another file have fun get it how you want
> >
> > hope this ramble helps
> > Gerald Y
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, you wrote:
> > > One of my users stores documents under his personal account. By default,
> > all
> > > docs uploaded and saved have the read only attribute. Can I bulk change
> > > these and change a setting to stop this.
> > >
> > > If it means doing it outside of the GUI, can you be quite specific on a
> > > stage by stage process and Linux is very new to me.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > ________________________________________
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> > > Director Technical Services
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