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Okay, we are using Linux White Box and running Samba for our file server. We have set the groups and and assigned everyone to that group. The only problem is that when a user creates a new directory, they become the owner, and the file permissions make it so that they can rwx to it, other users of the group can r-x to it and the rest can r-x to it. Where are the permissions for new directories that users create set? Thanks in advance.
open the file /etc/profile in a text editer. Then change the line umask=022(thats what mine was) to umask=000, this will give full permission on all files that are created. I am not sure if this only effects files that are created in a shell. Probably.
I typed in umask, and the default is 0022 , which is consistent with the privileges that are assigned to each directory.
1. How do i change the value to something that allows rwx to the group and the user and --- to everyone else
2. Do I need to do this for each user on the system?
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